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The New York Times
Thursday, May 17, 2012 -- 4:29 PM EDT
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Facebook Raises $16 Billion in I.P.O. That Values It at $104 Billion
As investors raced to get shares, whose price Facebook set at $38 each, the sprawling social network raised $16 billion on Thursday in an initial public offering.
The I.P.O. signals a rapid evolution for the company. In just eight years, Facebook has gone from a scrappy college service founded in a Harvard dormitory to the third-largest public offering in the history of the United States, behind General Motors and Visa.
Read More:
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/facebook-raises-16-billion-in-i-p-o/?emc=na
NYTimes.com
Copyright 2012 The New York Times Company
Thursday, May 17, 2012 -- 4:29 PM EDT
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Facebook Raises $16 Billion in I.P.O. That Values It at $104 Billion
As investors raced to get shares, whose price Facebook set at $38 each, the sprawling social network raised $16 billion on Thursday in an initial public offering.
The I.P.O. signals a rapid evolution for the company. In just eight years, Facebook has gone from a scrappy college service founded in a Harvard dormitory to the third-largest public offering in the history of the United States, behind General Motors and Visa.
Read More:
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/facebook-raises-16-billion-in-i-p-o/?emc=na
NYTimes.com
Copyright 2012 The New York Times Company
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