Dennis Schaal, Skift
Airbnb has always put itself out there as not just another startup or your grandmother's online travel agency. Going the direct listing route, as opposed to a far costlier initial public offering, could fit in nicely with that narrative.
5 months ago
Ezra Fieser, Bloomberg
With international visits up worldwide, it's a good time to be in the resort business. Apple Leisure Group will continue to focus on expansion before it opens up its books to shareholders.
6 months ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
With consumers much more aware of the damaging environmental impact of air travel, other forms of transport are having a moment. It might be a good time for Trainline's private equity owners to sell up.
9 months ago
Pavel Alpeyev, Bloomberg
SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son is a big believer in Uber, and the company's upcoming initial public offering will make him and his company richer. But it sounds like he's thinking about the more lucrative rewards further down the line.
9 months ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
Uber certainly isn't making a profit yet, which isn't the worst thing in the world, considering the mammoth market opportunity. Still, investors in its initial public offering should know it could take several years before that red ink turns black.
10 months ago
Eric Newcomer, Bloomberg
The autonomous-car unit is a very costly endeavor with Uber not making any profits. But the latest $1 billion investment helps Uber to go on its IPO roadshow with additional fuel.
10 months ago
Fathiya Dahrul, Elffie Chew, Joyce Koh and Crystal Tse, Bloomberg
Lion Air is revisiting its IPO plans, even as its crash last October is being kept in the news by the latest Boeing 737 Max crisis. May not be the best timing.
11 months ago
Olivia Zaleski and Eric Newcomer, Bloomberg
Looks like Lyft's initial public offering is already oversubscribed. Investors are willing to overlook its significant losses and forget that strong demand ahead of an offering does not mean success in public markets. As Facebook has shown.
11 months ago
Olivia Zaleski and Eric Newcomer, Bloomberg
Lyft aims for a market valuation of $20 billion to $25 billion, which will make its offering the biggest from a technology upstart since Snap’s IPO two years ago.
11 months ago
Krista Gmelich, Bloomberg
One of Lyft's major risk factors is the possibility of its drivers bailing to another competing service for some reason. This move will generate goodwill with the company's most loyal drivers, and others who are willing to buy into Lyft's long-term future.
12 months ago
Olivia Zaleski and Eric Newcomer, Bloomberg
Lyft's core focus was on growing in the U.S. while Uber jockeyed for global dominance. It didn't quite work out for Uber, and Lyft is now likely to beat it to the punch as a public company even though both are still losing money.
12 months ago
Eric Newcomer, Bloomberg
It's sometimes lost in the Uber debate that the strongest companies in the world don't try to do everything at once on a global basis. The financial case for investing in a focused and nimble operation tends to be much stronger even if the headlines aren't as sexy.
1 year ago
