by Dan Primack
Posted on: September 29, 2009 by Dan PrimackNo Comments »
Earlier today I took a left out of the home office, and sat down next to the washer/dryer for a Reuters video segment on PE-backed IPOs. Topics include Talecris Biotherapeutics (the hit Cerberus has been thirsting for?), Dollarama/Dollar General (countercyclical indicators?) and Peak Sports (the Sequoia Capital IPO no one in the Valley is talking about):
Posted on: September 29, 2009 by PEHub AdministratorNo Comments »
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Shares of Peak Sport Products Co (1968.HK) opened below the IPO price on Tuesday but Sequoia Capital, which has backed the strong local rival for Nike Inc (NKE.N) in China since 2007, made a big win in its investment. Peak opened at HK$3.70 per share in its Hong Kong debut after [...]
Posted on: September 23, 2009 by PEHub AdministratorNo Comments »
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Peak Sports, a retailer backed by venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, raised HK$1.72 billion ($221 million) in its Hong Kong initial public offering, according to a source with direct knowledge of the deal. Peak sold 419 million shares at HK$4.10 per share, and the offer was more than 20 times over [...]
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