The Alibaba effect was short-lived. Last week Rocket Internet had its IPO on the Frankfurt Exchange and things are not going so well (see video below and Company Domain Names, IPOs, Simple Rules, Stupid Mistakes). Box has delayed its IPO until next year due to "market volatility." And Go Daddy's IPO? Questionable--see:
GoDaddy’s proposed IPO: Go time or past time? | The Economist
GoDaddy IPO S-1 Teardown - GoDaddy (Pending:DADDY) | Seeking Alpha
KKR Won’t Wait for Go Daddy IPO to Get Payout: Corporate Finance - Bloomberg
As I.P.O. Nears, GoDaddy Tries to Show It's More Than Just Domain Names - NYTimes.com
Go Daddy SEC Form S-1
`Not a Buyer of Rocket Internet Shares,' Says Meyer: Video - Bloomberg:
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Julie Meyer, chief executive officer of Ariadne Capital Ltd., discusses her outlook on investment in the technology industry and says she is "definitely not a buyer of Rocket Internet shares." She speaks with Mark Barton, Anna Edwards and Manus Cranny on Bloomberg Television's "Countdown." (Source: Bloomberg --Oct 6)
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