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Articles tagged “ipo”

Skift Originals

Kayak IPO maiden flight: Will it take off? Live updates

The whole world -- the travel tech world, that is -- is watching as Kayak takes its shot on the first day of going public. The market will have its say and make its ultimate verdict over the long term.

Online Travel

Kayak gets its $1 billion valuation: raises $91 million at $26 a share

In the first big travel IPO of the year, Kayak's 3.5 million shares will begin trading on Friday morning on the NASDAQ under the symbol KYAK.

Online Travel

Indian travel site Yatra considers IPO in the US

Booking agent Yatra.com recently acquired several similar travel sites and now pines for the boost of credibility that a public listing in the US can provide, much likes its larger competitor MakeMyTrip.

Online Travel

Kayak considering bigger IPO with price range increase

You'd think Kayak might take a more conservative approach on pricing after the Facebook swoon, but a cork-popping $1 billion valuation maybe within Kayak's grasp and it has waited so long for this day.

Media and PR

Kayak IPO or TripAdvisor: Which is the better bet?

TripAdvisor's path to global growth is a much easier one than Kayak's and it is not hard to envision heightened competition or even a merger of the two over time.

Skift Originals

Why Kayak wants its IPO now and why it thinks $22 a share is the right price

A dream deferred no longer -- maybe. Kayak can almost taste the public markets now, but as its IPO roadshow kicks into gear, this is not yet a done deal.

Online Travel

Kayak downplays threat from Google Travel in IPO materials

Expect Kayak to increase its leave of absence from the classic metasearch approach and to expand into new travel verticals with its Kayak booking path. Others, including Room 77, already are following Kayak's lead.

Online Travel

Kayak hits the road with $100 million IPO try

Start your engines. Kayak is beginning its road show in a bid to raise more than $100 million in an IPO. The company will face tough questions about Google's acquisition of ITA Software and whether it can paint a big enough growth story to satisfy would-be investors.

Online Travel

Kayak’s delayed IPO to hit road next week

With better quarterly number this year than last, the story's a bit better than 2011, it will try to sell that growth story.

SkiftX

How Japan Airlines cleaned up and got itself ready for its coming IPO

Only a short while ago JAL was stumbling, to speak kindly. Now its partnerships and balance sheet are enviable enough that rivals like ANA are reminding Japanese taxpayers where the money came from.