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Tax Pain Is Preparers' Gain: Tom Taulli submits: It’s not easy to find strong businesses right now. But, there is one area that continues to show traction: tax preparation. According to BizEquity.com, the valuations of small prep firms has seen growth. With the tumultuous changes in the economy,...; Tags: Software, Tom Taulli, H&R Block Inc., Intuit Inc.; External links 2009-04-14
Is Rio Tinto's $19.5 Billion Deal Still on Track?: Tom Taulli submits: In today’s world, it’s tough to raise capital. But try raising $19.5 billion. Well, in the case of Rio Tinto Group RTP, the company has been able to strike an agreement to raise this amount from Aluminum Corp. of China ACH. ...; Tags: Energy, Tom Taulli; External links 2009-05-17
How Much Debt Will AOL Take On?: Tom Taulli submits: AOL is a symbol of the craziness of the dot-com era. Yet, at the end of the day, the site still has a lot of scale In fact, it generates huge amounts of cash flows. Considering this, it looks like AOL will...; Tags: Internet, Tom Taulli, Time Warner Inc.; External links 2009-05-31
McGraw-Hill Chooses Poor Timing to Sell Off BusinessWeek: Tom Taulli submits: Over the past year, I’ve written a variety of pieces – on raising capital – for BusinessWeek Online. It’s been great. Unfortunately, the parent company, McGraw-Hill (NYSE: MHP), has retained an investment bank, Evercore Partners (NYSE: EVR), to sell off the operation. by...; Tags: Media, Tom Taulli, Evercore Partners Inc., McGraw-Hill Companies; External links 2009-07-15
Two IPOs on Tap: Tom Taulli submits: We are going into the dog-days of August, which means expect few IPOs. In fact, this week there are only two offerings on tap and both are actually based in Asia: CDC Software: The company develops enterprise software for managing customer relationships,...; Tags: US Market, Tom Taulli; External links 2009-08-03

KKR's IPO Activity Ruffles Some Feathers: Tom Taulli submits: KKR KFN will have a busy week. One of its portfolio companies, Avago AVGO, will go public (back in 2005, KKR and Silver Lake purchased the company). Interestingly enough, KKR’s Capital Markets Division is an underwriter on the deal. Yes, it’s a nice way to...; Tags: US Market, Tom Taulli, KKR Financial Holdings LLC; External links 2009-08-03
HSBC Apparently Considering Shanghai IPO: Tom Taulli submits: HSBC Holdings Plc HBC, which is the largest bank in Europe, has retained two Chinese investment banks: China International Capital Corp. and Citic Securities Co. Apparently, the firm wants to list its shares in Shanghai, raising up to $5 billion (this would likely happen...; Tags: Financial, Tom Taulli, HSBC Holdings Plc.; External links 2009-08-04
Ancestry.com's IPO Likely to Hit Markets in Q4: Tom Taulli submits: Ancestry.com ACOM is no dot-com flim flam. The company – which is the largest in the online genealogy space – has nearly one million paid subscribers. In fact, for the first half of 2009, revenues came to $108 million, with profits of $8.2 million....; Tags: Internet, Tom Taulli; External links 2009-08-05
Is Hyatt's Fall IPO Part of the Family's Estate-Planning Process?: Tom Taulli submits: Hyatt Hotels H, which is controlled by the Pritzker family, has filed to go public. The offering will certainly garner lots of attention in the fall. A few years ago, the private equity arm of Goldman Sachs, as well as Madrone Capital Partners,...; Tags: Retail, Tom Taulli; External links 2009-08-05
Tale of Two IPOs: Avago and CDC Software: Tom Taulli submits: As expected, Avago AVGO had a strong offering. The company priced at the top of its range at $15. From there, the stock went up 8% to $16.17 on its first day of trading. In fact, Avago issued 43.2 million shares, which...; Tags: Software, Tom Taulli; External links 2009-08-07
Fortinet Set to IPO in Strengthening Market: Tom Taulli submits: Fortinet FRTN builds solutions for network security known as Unified Threat Management or UTM. As seen with the hacks at Twitter and Facebook, it’s still a dangerous world on the Web. So, even though information technology (IT) budgets have tightened, companies are still buying...; Tags: Networking, Tom Taulli; External links 2009-08-11
InfrastruX Heads for IPO: Tom Taulli submits: InfrastruX, which is a construction provider for gas and electric companies, has filed to go public. The offering – which could raise as much as $290 million – will be on the New York Stock Exchange the proposed symbol is IFR. A spinout...; Tags: Materials & Industrials, Tom Taulli; External links 2009-08-11
Guidance Software Investors Show Impatience: Tom Taulli submits: Guidance Software (NASDAQ: GUID) has a strong suite of software applications, which help manage complex litigation. However, the company has suffered over the past year – and it’s more than just the macroeconomic situation. In Q1, revenues came to $18.7 million, down 14%...; Tags: Software, Tom Taulli, Guidance Software; External links 2009-05-07
SuccessFactors' Q1 Lives Up to Its Name: Tom Taulli submits: SuccessFactors (Nasdaq: SFSF) offers a suite of online applications to help with employee performance and talent management. But, with the grim recession, shouldn’t business be ailing? Not necessarily. Even in tough times, companies still need to deal with the complexities of human resources....; Tags: Software, Tom Taulli; External links 2009-05-05
EBay to Spin Off Skype Via IPO: Tom Taulli submits: After much speculation, eBay EBAY finally gave us an answer: Skype will be spun-off as an IPO (planned for the first half of 2010). Even though the company has continued to grow at a torrid rate – and is a disruptive force in the...; Tags: US Market, Telecom, Tom Taulli, eBay Inc.; External links 2009-04-15
Bridgepoint Gets a Wall Street Education: Tom Taulli submits: Yes, there are glimmers of hope for IPOs – but things are still rocky. Take Bridgepoint Education Inc.’s BPI offering. True, on its first day of trading, the shares increased 6%. However, keep in mind that the company’s underwriters had to slash...; Tags: US Market, Internet, Tom Taulli; External links 2009-04-16
The Recession Pesters Google: Tom Taulli submits: For Q1, Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) showed that it’s human. First of all, with revenues of $4.07 billion, the company is running into the problem of the “law of large numbers.” In turn, this means that it’s inevitable that the slowing global economy will take a...; Tags: Internet, Tom Taulli, Google Inc.; External links 2009-04-17
IBM's Q1 Results Offer Even More Reason for Aggressive M&A: Tom Taulli submits: It was a so-so Q1 for IBM IBM, with profits off 1% and sales down 11%. Actually, a big drag was the strength in the US dollar. Even IBM’s software segment wasn’t able to help with things – down 6% to $4.5 billion....; Tags: US Market, Software, Hardware, Tom Taulli, IBM Corp.; External links 2009-04-21
Oracle, Sun Merger a Cost-Synergy Play: Tom Taulli submits: When it comes to M&A, Oracle’s ORCL Larry Ellison has few peers. He had the foresight to capitalize on a major shift in software; that is, the need for consolidation. But, Larry’s newest foray is a bit of a surprise: the $7.4 billion...; Tags: US Market, Software, Hardware, Tom Taulli, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp.; External links 2009-04-21
Yahoo's Bartz Taking Swift Action Against Lackluster Performance: Tom Taulli submits: With earnings conference calls, there are few surprises. For the most part, these exercises are heavily scripted with the heavy hands of securities attorneys. Well, in Yahoo!’s YHOO Q1 conference call, we got a rare gem. The company’s new CEO, Carol...; Tags: US Market, Internet, Tom Taulli, Yahoo! Inc.; External links 2009-04-22