IPO

News & Analysis

Flipkart Investors Could Force Walmart to Take Company Public

12 May 2018 • By Bloomberg

12 May 2018 • By Bloomberg

Walmart could be forced to publicly list the Indian e-commerce company within four years at the request of a small minority of Flipkart shareholders, a public filing shows.

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Flipkart Investors Could Force Walmart to Take Company Public

Walmart could be forced to publicly list the Indian e-commerce company within four years at the request of a small minority of Flipkart shareholders, a public filing shows.

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Marc Anthony Cosmetics Is Said to Hire Advisers for Canadian IPO

11 May 2018 • By Bloomberg

11 May 2018 • By Bloomberg

The celebrity hair stylist's cosmetics company is planning to raise as much as C$250 million ($196 million), people familiar with the matter say.

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Marc Anthony Cosmetics Is Said to Hire Advisers for Canadian IPO

The celebrity hair stylist's cosmetics company is planning to raise as much as C$250 million ($196 million), people familiar with the matter say.

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Valentino Says No Plan for IPO

11 May 2018 • By Reuters

11 May 2018 • By Reuters

The Italian fashion house has confirmed there are no plans to list the company, after rumours of an IPO planned for late 2018.

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Valentino Says No Plan for IPO

The Italian fashion house has confirmed there are no plans to list the company, after rumours of an IPO planned for late 2018.

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Chinese Fashion E-Commerce Firm Meili Seeks $500 Million in IPO

9 May 2018 • By Reuters

9 May 2018 • By Reuters

The Chinese e-commerce platform is seeking an initial public offering in New York for the second half of this year, according to sources.

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Chinese Fashion E-Commerce Firm Meili Seeks $500 Million in IPO

The Chinese e-commerce platform is seeking an initial public offering in New York for the second half of this year, according to sources.

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Alibaba Eyes China Listing

23 March 2018 • By Reuters

23 March 2018 • By Reuters

The e-commerce giant is planning a mainland listing that could come as early as the middle of this year as China seeks to lure home its offshore-listed tech giants.

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Alibaba Eyes China Listing

The e-commerce giant is planning a mainland listing that could come as early as the middle of this year as China seeks to lure home its offshore-listed tech giants.

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Second-Hand Luxury Propels Japanese Pawn-Shop Startup to IPO

21 March 2018 • By Bloomberg

21 March 2018 • By Bloomberg

Nikko Securities is underwriting SOU Inc's IPO, which values the company dedicated to buying up second-hand luxury goods at 19.9 billion yen ($188.4 million).

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Second-Hand Luxury Propels Japanese Pawn-Shop Startup to IPO

Nikko Securities is underwriting SOU Inc's IPO, which values the company dedicated to buying up second-hand luxury goods at 19.9 billion yen ($188.4 million).

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Apax-backed Takko Considering Stock Market Float

13 March 2018 • By Reuters

13 March 2018 • By Reuters

Apax Partners has had to repeatedly inject equity into the discount fashion chain after its bid to sell more expensive clothes failed.

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Apax-backed Takko Considering Stock Market Float

Apax Partners has had to repeatedly inject equity into the discount fashion chain after its bid to sell more expensive clothes failed.

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L Catterton-Backed Brand GXG Plans $300 Million IPO

8 March 2018 • By Bloomberg

8 March 2018 • By Bloomberg

The Chinese men’s fashion retailer is preparing to go public as soon as this year, according to sources.

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L Catterton-Backed Brand GXG Plans $300 Million IPO

The Chinese men’s fashion retailer is preparing to go public as soon as this year, according to sources.

This Week in Fashion

The Drumroll to Farfetch’s $5 Billion IPO

16 February 2018 • By BoF Team

This Week in Fashion

The Drumroll to Farfetch’s $5 Billion IPO

Over the last year, the fashion ‘unicorn’ has made a series of major announcements designed, in part, to prime the market for a blockbuster IPO set for September 2018.

On Road to Autumn IPO, Farfetch Inks Middle East Deal

31 January 2018 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

On Road to Autumn IPO, Farfetch Inks Middle East Deal

The fashion ‘unicorn’ has entered into a joint venture with Chalhoub Group ahead of a $5 billion IPO that is set for September 2018, according to sources close to the deal.