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 month ago
Crystal Tse, Bloomberg
The owner of Club Med and Atlantis Sanya eyed as much as $548 million, but raised $426 million in its Hong Kong initial public offering.
1 month ago
Crystal Tse, Bloomberg
With stocks falling across the world, it might not be the best time to launch an IPO.
1 month ago
Giles Turner and Elizabeth Fournier, Bloomberg
Lyft has beat Uber to the punch, filing confidentially for an initial public offering. It turns out Lyft's focus on the U.S. at the expense of explosive international growth may pay off. The company is still losing money, though, which could worry potential investors.
1 month ago
Alex Barinka and Michael Hytha, Bloomberg
A first glance at Eventbrite's filing shows impressive revenue growth over the last couple of years. It looks like its acquisitions of Ticketfly and other smaller players have paid off.
5 months ago
Eric Newcomer, Bloomberg
With investors seemingly falling over themselves to offer Airbnb cash, the company doesn't really need that headline-grabbing IPO. Sadly, this means we'll have to wait a little more time to find out just how profitable it really is.
7 months ago
Prudence Ho, Bloomberg
HNA Group has always been something of a complicated beast and it looks like this has scared off potential investors worried about the lack of clarity surrounding the Swiss airline catering IPO.
10 months ago
Olivia Zaleski and Eric Newcomer, Bloomberg
Who needs an IPO when you can control the limits of space and time on an "infinite time horizon" like Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky? Also, if two-thirds of the company's profits were being generated by ex-CFO Tosi's hedge fund within the company, how will the company fare without him?
12 months ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
We all know Airbnb will go public someday — it's just a question of when. When will it finally be ready — and what does the company need to do before it does?
1 year ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
Trivago is saturating certain markets with TV advertising. Google Trends data suggest this may not be as effective as the company wants investors to surmise.
2 years ago
Arno Schuetze, Reuters
Judging by the smallish (OK, not) banks already lined up, Expedia's hoped-for Trivago IPO clearly has momentum. Whether the companies can make the IPO happen before the end of 2016, which was the announced goal, remains to be seen and will depend on market conditions.
2 years ago
Taku Kato and Chris Cooper, Bloomberg
Tourism demand in Japan is on the rise in recent years and visitors will be looking for a high-end customer experience that matches or exceeds what they'd receive in the air.
2 years ago