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Retail investors can buy into Robinhood IPO stock

Robinhood Markets Inc. announced Wednesday its latest alteration to its share distribution, allowing firms issuing shares via the IPO Access platform to reserve stock for certain associates to the company, according to Reuters.  The trading platform’s Directed Share Programs (DSP), also referred to as “friends and family” offer, delivers workers, consumers, vendors, and various other members […]

Robinhood share value falls below IPO valuation

Robinhood, the platform that was once the raging crypto trading application, marked on Tuesday shares drop below its initial public offering (IPO) valuation after trading hours as revenues fell with key cryptocurrencies, such as Dogecoin. The trading site is witnessing a change in its winds, as its long trail of investors are holding back their […]

MTN Uganda sets East Africa’s biggest IPO

East Africa’s largest telecom operator, MTN Uganda, announced on Monday its initial public offering (IPO) news of selling a 20 percent stake of 4.5 billion shares, setting the stage for the country’s largest IPO to date for the region’s leading telco. The operator’s IPO valuation was approved by the Capital Markets Authority of Uganda (CMA), […]

Saudi Arabia’s STC seals $966 million in IPO

Saudi Telecoms Company (STC) raised on Wednesday $966 million from its Initial Public Offering (IPO) following completion of the institutional subscription of its subsidiary Arabian Internet and Communications Services Co. Last week, the Kingdom’s state-owned telco set a price for its IPO at the highest rank of an analytical price range for Solutions by STC, […]

STC’s subsidiary IPO might reach $960 million

Arabian Internet and Communications Services Co. revealed plans of auctioning 24 million of its shares, trusting this move will raise $960 million in its initial public offering (IPO). The company, which is a subsidiary of Saudi Telekom Company (STC), will look to auction off the shares with prices ranging between $36.26 and $40.26 per share. […]

China’s data regulations wander from companies with foreign IPO

China’s regulatory officials revealed at a state council briefing on Tuesday that the upcoming set of regulations concerning the state’s vital information infrastructure will not be steered towards companies drafting foreign IPOs. While the magnitude of imposed regulations increased in the past couple of months, leading to an elevated reflection on China’s tech industry, the […]

Beijing axes Pony.ai's IPO plans

China has allegedly terminated independent driving startup Pony.ai’s efforts to go public on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) amidst Beijing’s endeavors to enforce regulations on numerous sectors in China’s tech industry, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The California-based company was expected to go public via a special-purpose acquisition with a blank-check company in the U.S. that would have […]

PUBG maker share prices drop 20% on IPO debut

South Korean developer of Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds’ (PUBG), Krafton, initial public offering recorded a 20 percent drop on Tuesday following a crackdown due to a state-led media attack on the gaming industry.   This is considered the biggest initial decline of a South Korean IPO after LG Philips LCD collapse in the same market 17 years ago. Krafton’s loss came after it reduced its IPO target by more than 10 percent last month following regulatory demands […]

China Telecom aims for $8.5 billion in Shanghai’s IPO

Amidst Washington’s deadlock with Beijing, China Telecom may potentially elevate its Shanghai’s initial public offering (IPO) to more than $8 billion leading to its biggest offering this year in the Shanghai Stock Exchange, following the firm’s delisting in its New York counterpart (NYSE) in January.  Following Chinese media reports, the Beijing-based firm established its IPO at $0.70 per share, inflating the firm’s worth […]

Didi pushes back on IPO rumors

Famous Beijing-based giant Didi denied any allegations of plans to go private in a bid to satisfy the Chinese government amidst latest regulations concerning users’ data security.   After the Wall Street Journal released a report discussing the possibility of Didi going private, the ride-hailing app’s shares increased by approximately 50 percent in Thursday’s pre-market trade.  The company has been targeted by Beijing regulators ever […]