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The GM IPO: How about some innovation?

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Bill Hambrecht makes a persuasive case on CNBC for a Dutch Auction for the GM IPO. In my book, his bankers David Marcus and Jim Dohonue explain how it works and why it is usually better for the issuer –.

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Auditor Independence and ERP/CRM projects - a conversation with Francine McKenna

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Francine McKenna is a prolific commentator on the accounting, audit, and corporate governance issues affecting public and pre-IPO private companies. Since 2006, McKenna has been an investigative reporter and feature writer for publications including Dow Jones MarketWatch, Forbes, American Banker,

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Infor: a fork in the road

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Congratulations to Infor for the new funding and potentially more when they go IPO. Here is today’s announcement: “Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced an agreement to receive a $1.5 billion investment from.

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Congratulations, Workday

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But an IPO is a huge milestone, and the intense interest in Workday’s offering (priced at a valuation of about $ 4.5 Readers of this blog know I am more focused on corporate buyers than investors. billion) which started trading.

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Even dumber pipes

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In Asia, another text messaging service, LINE has another 300 million users and is expected to IPO in Japan this year. WhatsApp valued at $ 19 billion for 450 million users. Facebook at $ 175 billion for 1.2 billion users. Telecommunications'

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Workday: A billion+ in savings and counting

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Workday has filed its S-1 with the SEC as part of its IPO process. For the 37 months ending January 31, 2012, total revenues were $ 227 million, accelerating year on year, so let’s round off to lifetime revenues of.

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