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IPOs

Going public for a company means first of all to be able to raise fresh capital. But IPOs can end in disaster, too.

IPOs, or initial public offerings, turns private companies into public entities accountable to shareholders. This page collates the latest DW content on the topic.

China Smartphone der Marke Xiaomi

China's Xiaomi: Smart phones, no smart IPO 09.07.2018

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has seen its shares drop markedly in its trading debut. The firm's IPO was overshadowed by last week's deterioration of the US-China trade conflict and bearish investor sentiment.
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DW Business - Europe & Asia 11.05.2018

France's Economic Reforms attract critics from all sides - Dropbox shares soar 50 percent since IPO March 23 - Moroccan women used as 'mules' to avoid tariffs
USA Spotify Börsengang in New York

Spotify makes successful stock market debut 03.04.2018

Music streaming service Spotify decided to forego a big advertising campaign and the tradition of ringing the opening bell at its IPO today, but it catched the public attention regardless. Investors awaited the stock market debut with a mix of exitment and caution.
Spotify

Spotify makes NYSE market debut with a bang 03.04.2018

Shares in the Swedish music-streaming platform made a strong market debut on Wall Street, opening at $165.90 — well above the reference price of $132 a share and valuing the company's equity at about $29 billion.
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DW Business – Europe & Asia 03.04.2018

France plunged in travel chaos as unions strike – Spotify goes public in New York - Diesel ban prompts craftsmen to switch to bikes
Symbolbild Apple Dropbox

Dropbox debuts on Nasdaq 23.03.2018

Cloud-based file storage company Dropbox has debuted on the Nasdaq stock exchange. It is the largest tech stock IPO in more than a year and early pricing bodes well for other IPOs from tech unicorns and startups.
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DW Business - Europe & America 16.03.2018

Europe delivers potential tariff hit-list to USA - Siemens health care unit launches IPO - The Guinness bottom-line looks better than ever
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DW Business Europe & Asia 16.03.2018

Siemens healthcare unit successfully launches IPO - Germany and France enjoy deep economic ties
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Siemens health care unit launches IPO 16.03.2018

The IPO of Siemen's Healthinneers med tech business was initially tipped to be one of the biggest in Germany, but the debut turned out to be much more modest. The sale is part of Siemens' CEO Joe Kaeser's major re-tooling of Europe's top engineering company.

DW Business – Europe 05.03.2018

Italian voters return hung parliament - Siemens planning IPO for health unit
Siemens Medizintechnik

Siemens' Healthineers starts flotation of minority stake 19.02.2018

Prior to a planned IPO, German engineering giant Siemens is offering investors a minority stake in its medical imaging business Healthineers. The IPO itself is likely to become Germany's biggest listing since 1996.
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DW Business - Europe & Africa 02.01.2018

Further sanctions on Iran - 2018 could bring a bonanza of IPO activity

DW Business – Europe 30.11.2017

Thyssenkrupp merger - US Republicans demand deeper tax cuts - Siemens readies largest German IPO in 20 years
Deutschland Elektronikkonzern Siemens in Fürth

Siemens unit set for major Frankfurt IPO 30.11.2017

Under its 'Vision 2020 plan', Siemens has been undergoing significant changes. Is the decision to publicly list its healthcare unit in Frankfurt — the biggest German IPO in 21 years — part of the process?
USA Uber in New York

Japan's SoftBank may secure stake in Uber 13.11.2017

Taxi-hailing company Uber has said it's struck a deal that may eventually lead to a massive investment in the company by a consortium led by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and Dragoneer of San Francisco.
Saudi Aramco

Britain woos Saudi Aramco IPO with $2bn loan guarantee 10.11.2017

After Trump asked Saudi Arabia to list the oil giant Aramco in New York, Britain has raised the stakes for a London IPO. The UK government denies a $2 billion loan guarantee is an attempt to secure the listing.
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