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  • Analyzing IPOs
    [at CNBC] - Cramer teaches you how to dig down on companies that are coming public.

  • Taxpayers likely to face initial loss on GM IPO: sources
    [Reuters] - The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker s stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said.

  • 3 Steps to Vetting IPOs
    [at CNBC] - If a deal can t pass Cramer s test, then it s not worth buying.

  • The Inside Baseball on IPOs
    [at CNBC] - Cramer explains the little-known mechanics of these popular deals.

  • IPO VIEW-Skype may not light up IPO market -- analysts
    [at Reuters] - * Google calling a threat to Skype IPO -- analysts * Skype s profitability still a concern By Liana B. Baker NEW YORK, Sept 3 - Skype, the Internet calling company, could have trouble getting top dollar in its initial public offering thanks to Google Inc .

  • Bruker Energy & Supercon plans $100M IPO
    [AP] - Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies Inc., a division of Bruker Corp. that provides technology for equipment such as MRI machines, plans to raise $100 million through an initial public offering.

  • DEALTALK-UK property dealmakers chase Asia prospects
    [at Reuters] - * More UK-based property dealmakers likely to relocate * M&A, IPOs, advisory opportunities seen in Asia over UK * Maturing of Asia property mkt supported by economic growth

  • Swings Continue in the IPO Market
  • UPDATE - Bruker Energy & Supercon files for $100 mln IPO
    [at Reuters] - * Says Needham & Co and Gleacher & Co are underwriters * Says Bruker to be controlling shareholder after offering

  • CD&R buys 42.5 pct stake in Univar from CVC, IPO postoned
    [at Reuters] - * CVC advised funds to retain 42.5 pct stake * Univar IPO postponed * Deal set to close to in Q4 AMSTERDAM, Sept 3 - Private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has agreed to buy a 42.5 percent stake in Dutch chemical distribution firm Univar from CVC Capital Partners in a deal valuing the company at $4.2 billion.

  • US Treasury mulls over foreign investors in GM IPO-WSJ
    [at Reuters] - The U.S. Treasury is concerned about how many foreign investors it should allow to buy big stakes in General Motors Co s proposed initial public offering, the Wall Street Journal said.

  • Oil explorer Kosmos considers IPO - FT
    [at Reuters] - Oil exploration and production company Kosmos, the operator of Ghana s Jubilee oil field, is considering an initial public offering, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

  • [$$] AIG Loads Up for Unit s IPO
    [at The Wall Street Journal] - AIG Loads Up for Unit s IPO AIG s application to list its main pan-Asian life insurer contained a record 11 bookrunners, a further sign that the company is determined to raise as much money as possible.

  • UPDATE - Australia s Telstra says SouFun files for IPO
    [at Reuters] - * SouFun files for IPO, company priced at $810-$845 mln * IPO filed with U.S. SEC, due to be completed by Sep 30 * Telstra still selling 50.5 pct stake to PE

  • Australia s Telstra says SouFun files for IPO
    [at Reuters] - Australia s dominant phone provider Telstra Corp said on Friday its Chinese subsidiary SouFun Holdings Ltd had filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

  • Statoil paves way for IPO of filling stations
    [at Financial Times] - Statoil STO on Thursday signalled it was pushing ahead with the planned spin-off of its international chain of filling stations as the Norwegian energy group sought to sharpen its focus on oil and gas exploration.

  • Kosmos considers $5bn listing in UK or US
    [at Financial Times] - The US private equity owners of Kosmos, the operator of Ghana s large Jubilee oil field, are considering a potential initial public offering of the Texas-based oil exploration company, which would value it at about $5bn.

  • GM s new boss woos autoworkers in first staff memo
    [at Reuters] - * Akerson sends first all-employees missive * Akerson says comes from family of union members * GM must balance IPO pitch with 2011 UAW pact talks

  • UPDATE - China s SouFun Holdings files for $120 mln IPO
    [at Reuters] - * Co, selling stockholders to offer 2.9 mln ADSs * Expects pricing between $40.50-$42.50 * Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs to underwrite

  • Look how far we have come
    [at Financial Times] - Eight years ago, when I started writing this column, Facebook was just a twinkle in Mark Zuckerberg s dorm-room eye, Google GOOG was two years away from its initial public offering and the Financial Times s Martin Lukes had yet to discover his BlackBerry.

  • [$$] Garuda Taps UBS, Citigroup as IPO Underwriters
    [at The Wall Street Journal] - Garuda Taps UBS, Citigroup for IPO Airline company PT Garuda Indonesia has appointed UBS and Citigroup as international underwriters for its initial public offering, scheduled for later this year.

  • GM Sales Figures Tell Investors Nothing
    [at TheStreet.com] - For investors considering whether to buy into the GM IPO, the August sales numbers didn t provide a lot of guidance.

  • UPDATE - AIG files application to list AIA -source
    [at Reuters] - * A1 filing with Hong Kong exchange brings IPO step closer * No fixed date yet for the review of application * AIG shares up 0.6 pct

  • UBS, Citi to underwrite Garuda Indonesia IPO - govt
    [at Reuters] - Indonesia s government has picked UBS and Citibank as international underwriters for the initial public offering of national carrier PT Garuda Indonesia, said Mahmuddin Yasin, a deputy in the state enterprise ministry, on Thursday.