Google Planning IPO, Microsoft Buyout

Posted on December 9, 2003 by admin

“Google is planning an IPO. And even worse, they’ve been discussing a merger with Microsoft. “The company [...] has also explored the idea of a so-called Dutch auction, bypassing Wall Street and selling shares directly to investors. Such an approach could give it distance from scandal-plagued investment banking deals of the dot-com era as well as create a huge base of small shareholders”…<More>

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