8 posts and columns on David Ebersman

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Inside Fumbled Facebook Offering

in News on May 22 at 5:46 pm PT

Less than three days before Facebook Inc.’s initial public offering, Chief Financial Officer David Ebersman decided to boost the number of shares the company would offer investors by 25 percent, said people familiar with the planning. His main adviser at lead underwriter Morgan Stanley assured him there was plenty of demand, they said.

$FB Is a Buy, Analysts Say

in Social on May 7 at 6:01 pm PT

The guys who study Wall Street are bullish on the social giant.
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J.P. Morgan Takes Victory Lap Sporting Facebook-Branded Swag

in Social on May 4 at 2:02 pm PT

J.P. Morgan lets its Facebook freak flag fly.
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Facebook IPO Docs Could Get Approval This Week, Followed by Road Show With Zuckerberg (No Guarantee on Tie)

in Social on May 1 at 5:58 am PT

Camille, scramble the private jets, stat!
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Go the F**k Back to Sleep, Silicon Valley: Facebook IPO Likely to File Later Today at Earliest

in News on February 1 at 6:36 am PT

I am already back to dreaming about champagne wishes and caviar dreams (for geeks, but not for me!).
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The Quiet Man: Meet the Less-Known Face of the Facebook IPO, CFO David Ebersman

in News on January 31 at 5:10 pm PT

Ever heard of him? You should, and this week you will, given the self-effacing exec has been one of the prime movers behind what is expected to be the blockbuster offering of Web 2.0.
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Is Facebook IPO on Track for May?

in Social on January 16 at 1:31 am PT

With a click, with a shock, phone’ll jingle, door’ll knock, open the latch! Something’s coming, don’t know when, but it’s soon; Catch the moon, one-handed catch!
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Facebook Selects New CFO: Former Genentech Exec Ebersman

in News on June 29, 2009 at 11:19 am PT

Facebook picked a new CFO quietly, after its cloddish public parting with longtime top financial exec Gideon Yu earlier this year. The fast-growing social-networking site said in late March it was looking for a CFO with “public company experience,” and it seems to have gotten one in former Genentech CFO David Ebersman. And, indeed, with the addition of Ebersman, Facebook inches ever closer to an IPO.
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