IPOs

La Quinta Holdings, a hotel chain backed by Blackstone Group, said on Monday it had confidentially filed with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering of its common stock.

Hilton Worldwide said it plans to return as a public company by listing its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. 

The paperwork signals the hotel chain is ready to return to the public markets after going private in a mega deal with Blackstone Group in 2007.

Executives at the highest ranks are now taking proactive measures, including spinning off less profitable businesses and rolling out more cash to shareholders, fearing a target by activist investors. 

Sprint is replacing its longtime CEO Dan Hesse with Brightstar CEO Marcelo Claure on the heels of a report that it is dropping its bid for rival wireless carrier T-Mobile.

Wall Street firms are prodding Chinese Internet company Alibaba to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange.

Wall Street firms are prodding Chinese Internet company Alibaba to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange.

French telecom company Iliad has made a bid for T-Mobile US, the country's fourth-largest cellphone company, according to a published report.

Chinese Internet giant Alibaba is looking to become a public company much sooner than originally thought, the FOX Business Network has learned.

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Canadian e-commerce software maker Shopify said its U.S. initial public offering was priced at $17 per share, valuing the company at about $1.27 billion.

FireEye sizzled in its debut on the Nasdaq Stock Market on Friday as the cyber security company instantly doubled its initial public offering price.

Re/Max rallied 21% above its IPO price on its first day of trading, a sign investors are optimistic about the U.S. housing recovery.

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Investors on Thursday were eager to check into shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings, pushing the hotel chain’s stock higher in its debut.

The world’s largest hotel chain priced its IPO shares at $20 each late Wednesday, near the high end of their expected range.

Hilton said it plans to raise up to $2.4 billion in an initial public offering, making it the largest hotel IPO on record. 

Food service provider Aramark expects its planned IPO to total 36.3 million shares at $20 to $23 each.

Aramark is expected to launch its roadshow next week, as the concession giant gears up for what could be a $1 billion initial public offering.