The IPO market is dying,” he said. “You see companies achieving robust valuations on the private market but being treated poorly when they go public. Often there are factors like the credit crisis or the situation in Europe affecting the markets. It’s the reasons entrepreneurs like myself never want to go public.
One of these is useful information, and the other a dishonest way to get page views:
Financial Media: Due to a number of forces, IPOs are becoming less attractive as a way to make a splash, or raise capital.
Tech Media: IPOS ARE DEAD!@!#!@$@!%
Barry Silbert, CEO of SecondMarket, discussing the ‘death of IPOs.’
Click through to Venture Beat’s coverage of this ‘private breakfast thrown by Bloomberg Markets’ where Sibert spoke.
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