Four venture-backed companies are on deck to price their initial public offerings next week. They are:
How the rest of the summer may depend on the pricing and performance of these IPOs. I'll be watching them with interest.
Here's a link to a Wall Street Journal article discussing the IPOs:
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120713-711226.html
- Durata Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company backed by Canaan Partners, Domain Associates, New Leaf Venture Partners and Sofinnova Ventures;
- Fender Musical Instruments, the maker of Fender guitars backed by Weston Presidio;
- Kayak, the travel search engine backed by Accel, General Catalyst, Gold Hill Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Oak Investment Partners, Sequoia Capital and Trident Capital; and
- Palo Alto Networks, the Internet firewall security company backed by Globespan Venture Partners, Greylock, Jafco Ventures and Sequoia Capital.
How the rest of the summer may depend on the pricing and performance of these IPOs. I'll be watching them with interest.
Here's a link to a Wall Street Journal article discussing the IPOs:
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120713-711226.html
