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IPO Watch--November 1999
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| NO. |
Week |
Company
Name |
Offer
Price |
First
Day Close |
Price
change from |
Business
Type |
Headquarter |
| |
|
(Ticker No.) |
|
|
the 1st day
open (%) |
|
|
| 1 |
11/1 |
Be Free
(BFRE) |
$12.00 |
$29.00 |
141.67% |
Online
marketing services |
Marlborough,
MA |
| 2 |
|
Cobalt Networks (COBT) |
$22.00 |
$128.13 |
482.41% |
Network & Communications
devices provider |
Mountain
View, CA |
| 3 |
|
Pac-West
Telecomm (PACW) |
$10.00 |
$18.44 |
84.40% |
Communications
provider for ISP |
Stockton,
CA |
| 4 |
|
Tickets.com (TIXX) |
$12.50 |
$19.25 |
54.00% |
Online tickets selling |
Newport
Beach, CA |
| 5 |
|
Webvan (WBVN) |
$15.00 |
$24.88 |
65.87% |
Online
grocery services |
Foster
City, CA |
| 6 |
|
Wireless Facilities (WFII) |
$15.00 |
$62.00 |
313.33% |
Design and manage wireless
communications networks |
San
Diego, CA |
| 7 |
11/8 |
ASD Systems (ASDS) |
$8.00 |
$8.00 |
0.00% |
Telemarketing
& Call center provider |
Garland,
TX |
| 8 |
|
Charter Communications (CHTR) |
$19.00 |
$22.75 |
19.74% |
Cable TV provider |
St. Louis, MO |
| 9 |
|
CVC (CVCI) |
$10.00 |
$10.94 |
9.40% |
Semiconductor
equipment provider |
Rochester, NY |
| 10 |
|
Data Critical Corp. (DCCA) |
$10.00 |
$10.63 |
6.30% |
Wireless communications systems
provider |
Bothell, WA |
| 11 |
|
Expedia (EXPE) |
$14.00 |
$53.44 |
281.71% |
Online travel
reservations services |
Redmond, WA |
| 12 |
|
Finisar (FNSR) |
$19.00 |
$86.88 |
357.26% |
Network & Communications
devices provider |
Sunnyvale, CA |
| 13 |
|
iBasis(IBAS) |
$16.00 |
$40.25 |
151.56% |
IP telophony
provider |
Burlington,
MA |
| 14 |
|
Immersion (IMMR) |
$12.00 |
$18.63 |
55.25% |
Computer peripherals provider |
San Jose, CA |
| 15 |
|
NetCreations
(NTCR) |
$13.00 |
$20.00 |
53.85% |
Telemarketing
& Call center provider |
New York, NY |
| 16 |
|
Netzee (NETZ) |
$14.00 |
$14.81 |
5.79% |
Internet services for financial
companies |
Atlanta, CA |
| 17 |
|
Next Level Communications (NXTV) |
$20.00 |
$50.75 |
153.75% |
Boardband technology systems |
Rohnert Park, CA |
| 18 |
|
Rudolph Technologies (RTEC) |
$16.00 |
$21.75 |
35.94% |
Semiconductor materials
provider |
Flanders, NJ |
| 19 |
|
Sage (SAGI) |
$12.00 |
$21.75 |
81.25% |
Computer
connector products provider |
San Jose, CA |
| 20 |
|
Somera Communications (SMRA) |
$12.00 |
$13.44 |
12.00% |
Switching & Transmission
equipment |
Santa Barbara, CA |
| 21 |
|
SonicWall (SNWL) |
$14.00 |
$26.06 |
86.14% |
Network &
Communications devices provider |
Santa Clara,
CA |
| 22 |
|
UPS (UPS) |
$50.00 |
$67.38 |
34.76% |
Parcel
services |
Atlanta,
GA |
| 23 |
11/15 |
Alaska
Communications Systems Group (ALSK) |
$14.00 |
$14.13 |
0.93% |
Fiber-optic
network & wireless phone services provider |
Anchorage,
AK |
| 24 |
|
Aligent Technologies (A) |
$30.00 |
$42.38 |
41.27% |
Measurement instruments
provider |
Palo Alto, CA |
| 25 |
|
Exactis.com (XACT) |
$14.00 |
$17.50 |
25.00% |
E-mail
marketing & communications outsourcing services |
Denver, CO |
| 26 |
|
iCable Communications (ICAB)
* |
$27.00 |
$34.13 |
26.41% |
Cable TV provider |
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong |
| 27 |
|
iManage (IMAN) |
$11.00 |
$24.63 |
123.91% |
Internet
software provider |
San Mateo, CA |
| 28 |
|
LifeMinders.com (LFMN) |
$14.00 |
$22.38 |
59.86% |
Call center |
Herndon, VA |
| 29 |
|
Mediaplex (MPLX) |
$12.00 |
$29.00 |
141.67% |
Online
marketing services |
San Fransico,
CA |
| 30 |
|
MetaSolv Software (MSLV) |
$19.00 |
$55.00 |
189.47% |
Software provider |
Plano, TX |
| 31 |
|
Metron
Technology (MTCH) |
$13.00 |
$16.88 |
29.85% |
Semiconductor
materials & equipment provider |
Burlingame,
CA |
| 32 |
|
Quintus (QNTS) |
$18.00 |
$55.00 |
205.56% |
Software provider |
Fremont, CA |
| 33 |
|
Rainmaker
Systems (RMKR) |
$8.00 |
$18.50 |
131.25% |
Internet
marketing services |
Scotts
Valley, CA |
| 34 |
|
Retek (RETK) |
$15.00 |
$32.56 |
117.07% |
Financial software provider |
Minneapolis, MN |
| 35 |
|
Virata (VRTA) |
$14.00 |
$26.56 |
89.71% |
Communications
processor chips provider |
Santa Clara,
CA |
| 36 |
|
Web Street (WEBS) |
$11.00 |
$12.38 |
12.55% |
Internet stock trading services |
Deerfield, IL |
| 37 |
11/22 |
deltahree.com
(DDDC) |
$15.00 |
$29.00 |
93.33% |
ISP |
New
York, NY |
| 38 |
|
Digital Impact (DIGI) |
$15.00 |
$55.50 |
270.00% |
Direct marketing provider |
San Mateo, CA |
| 39 |
|
GetThere.com
(GTHR) |
$16.00 |
$24.50 |
53.13% |
Software
provider |
Menlo Park,
CA |
| 40 |
|
OpenTV (OPTV) |
$20.00 |
$62.75 |
213.75% |
Software provider |
Mountain View, CA |
| 41 |
|
PNV.net (PNVN) |
$17.00 |
$15.50 |
-8.82% |
Telecommunications
services provider |
Coral
Springs, FL |
| 42 |
|
SmartKids.com (SKDS) |
$14.00 |
$14.00 |
0.00% |
Online toy retailer |
Needham, MA |
| 43 |
|
TeleCorp PCS
(TLCP) |
$20.00 |
$33.00 |
65.00% |
Wireless
communications services provider |
Arlington, VA |
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(Sources:
Asiawired market research center / Hoovers.com) |
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| Note |
1.
All of the companies are high-tech companies, including Internet,
telecommunications, semiconductor, software, & computer peripherals. |
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2.
* Indicates companies that
are headquartered in the Greater China Area, or company with Asian and
Asian American founders, executives, or major investors. |
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(The Greater
China area includes China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.) |
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