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Pace Picks Up on Tech IPOs

Jessica E. Lessin, Pui-Wing Tam and Telis Demos, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 16 at 11:00 pm PT

A year after Facebook Inc.’s botched initial public offering, Silicon Valley’s IPO pipeline is starting to fill up again.

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The Facebook IPO, One Year Later

Evelyn M. Rusli, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 16 at 4:30 pm PT

Two weeks ago, new posters began appearing at the headquarters of Facebook Inc. The posters proclaimed: “Advertisers are users too*.” At the bottom of the page, in smaller font, was the phrase “*no srsly,” Internet shorthand for “no seriously.”

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Nasdaq Aims to Pay Up in SEC Facebook Probe

Jenny Strasburg, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 24 at 7:30 am PT

Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. plans to set aside $10 million in anticipation of settling a regulatory investigation into its handling of Facebook Inc.’s stock-market debut, according to people familiar with Nasdaq internal discussions.

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Tableau Software Plots Latest Big Data IPO

Telis Demos, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Enterprise on April 3 at 9:44 am PT

The next “big data” and “cloud” plays are teeing up for IPOs.

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Nasdaq Is Still on Hook as SEC Backs Payout for Facebook IPO

Jenny Strasburg and Jacob Bunge, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 25 at 11:20 am PT

U.S. regulators approved a plan by Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. to pay customers as much as $62 million for losses stemming from last year’s bungled Facebook Inc. stock-market debut, though the decision left the door open for Wall Street firms to take further legal action.

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Marin IPO Highlights Strength of Marketing Software

Scott Denne, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 22 at 3:10 pm PT

Marin Software, the latest in a string of initial public offerings of marketing software companies, came out today with a strong start, showing that investors are eager for new ways to tap into the shift of advertising dollars into the digital world.

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Xoom Soars in Trading Debut

Chris Dieterich, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 15 at 10:55 am PT

Investors banking on the latest advances in international money transfers bid up shares in the IPO of Xoom Corp., which lets customers wire cash across borders using the Web. The stock jumped 45 percent.

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Facebook Wins Ruling in Shareholder Case

Evelyn M. Rusli, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 13 at 4:15 pm PT

Facebook Inc., facing multiple shareholder lawsuits related to its botched initial public offering, scored an initial legal victory when a federal judge in New York Wednesday dismissed a group of cases against the social networking company.

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Nasdaq Talks Settlement in Facebook IPO

Jenny Strasburg and Jean Eaglesham, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 5 at 4:08 pm PT

Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. is in preliminary talks with U.S. securities regulators over a potential settlement related to its botched handling of last year’s Facebook Inc. stock-market debut, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.