Ben Holmes
Ben Holmes
Ben Holmeswas an American film director and screenwriter. He directed 56 films and wrote for 35...
anybody ball conditions due excuse good market paper pen poor pulling shopping
Anybody with a shopping cart, ball of twine and pen and paper could do an IPO in this market, ... Pulling your IPO due to market conditions is a pretty poor excuse - this market is as good as it gets.
align business large near nowhere product unique
Align is more of a speculative play, it's a young business and they are nowhere near profitability. But they have a unique product in a large marketplace.
book deal relationships tap tough
This is going to be a tough sale. They're going to have to tap into their book of relationships to get this deal done.
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This is an example of an experienced underwriter timing the deal in all but an absent market. They held back until they knew it was a good market to launch the IPO.
bring held patent since
This is a patent they held since 2000, ... Why bring it now?
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Networking is the single largest area of growth in this economy. Everything is connected at some point. If you believe the networked world is growing then you have to bet on these networking plays.
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Networking is the single largest area of growth in this economy, ... Everything is connected at some point. If you believe the networked world is growing then you have to bet on these networking plays.
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Beacon education I wouldn't touch with anybody's money, ... They've done a lot of lending to their customers.
deal plus
Plus this is a Robertson Stephens deal and Robbie Stephens is on fire.
hate looks newcastle
Newcastle I liked; I now hate it. It just looks like this thing is in trouble.
debt liked proceeds reducing seen
I would have liked to have seen more of the proceeds go to reducing their debt load.
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Semiconductors have sort of come on in terms of the number of filings. Now we have to watch these things price in order to gauge if there's any life in this group.
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Obviously KPMG is an old-line name. It's a really encouraging sign to see it trade to a premium like this. The deals up to now have been really spotty.
deals obviously premium sign trade
Obviously KPMG is an old-line name, ... It's a really encouraging sign to see it trade to a premium like this. The deals up to now have been really spotty.