SEATTLE – Primus Knowledge Solutions Inc., a provider of Web-based customer support software products, held an initial public offering July 1. The company offered 4.15 million shares of common stock at $11 each, within its proposed $10 to $12 price range. Selling shareholders sold 150,000 shares. BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Hambrecht & Quist, U.S. Bancorp Piper […]
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Packeteer Inc., a networking software developer, held an initial public offering July 27, offering 4 million shares at $15 apiece. The stock priced above the company’s $12 to $14 filing range. BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. and Dain Rauscher Wessels underwrote the IPO, which left 26.15 million shares outstanding. […]
MALVERN, Pa. – Ravisent Technologies Inc., a digital video and audio stream management software developer, went public July 15, offering 5 million shares at $12 per share. The company’s stock priced in the middle of its $11 to $13 filing range. Bear, Stearns & Co., SG Cowen and Volpe Brown Whelan & Co., underwrote the […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Quokka Sports Inc., a provider of digital sports entertainment programming, went public July 27, offering 5 million shares. The company’s stock priced at $12 per share, within its $12 to $13 filing range. Merrill Lynch & Co., Lehman Brothers and BancBoston Robertson Stephens underwrote the initial public offering, which left 43.66 million […]
CAMPBELL, Calif. – Talk City Inc., a provider of on-line communities and interactive services for businesses and consumers, went public July 19, offering 5 million shares at $12 apiece. The company’s stock priced at the high end of its $10 to $12 filing range. Underwritten by Lehman Brothers, Volpe Brown Whelan & Co., U.S. Bancorp […]
BERKELEY, Calif. – Scientific Learning Corp., a neuroscience-based software developer, went public July 21, offering 2.3 million shares at $16 per share. The company’s stock priced at the high end of its $14 to $16 filing range. Merrill Lynch & Co., Thomas Weisel Partners L.L.C. and Pacific Growth Equities Inc. underwrote the offering, which left […]
SEATTLE – Watchguard Technologies Inc., a provider of Internet security solutions, held an initial public offering July 30. The company offered 3.5 million shares at $13 apiece, the high end of its $11 to $13 filing range. Dain Rauscher Wessels, Warburg Dillon Read, SoundView Technology Group and Wit Capital Corp. underwrote the initial public offering, […]
PALO ALTO, Calif. – TIBCO Software Inc., a developer of software that allows businesses to integrate internal operations with customer and partners in real-time, held an initial public offering July 13. The company offered 7.3 million shares of common stock at $15 apiece, the high end of its $14 to $15 proposed price range. Underwriters […]
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Draper Fisher Jurvetson and three of the firm’s affiliated regional funds have certainly contributed their share to a venture market awash with fresh capital. Timberline Ventures in Portland, Ore., Zone Ventures II in Los Angeles and Draper Atlantic in Reston, Va., three vehicles concentrating on emerging Internet hubs in their respective […]
NEW YORK – The Bank of New York Co. has formed a new small business investment company that will act as a junior capital partner in private equity transactions. BNY Capital Partners L.P. will operate primarily as a mezzanine provider to financial sponsors, but the group also will make equity commitments, said Stratton Heath, the […]