Forbes (April 27)
“The market capitalization of LVMH, the company chaired by the world’s richest person Bernard Arnault” reached $498 billion Thursday morning, surpassing “that of Tesla, the firm led by the world’s second-richest person Elon Musk.” The move came “as Arnault’s lead on Musk as the richest man extends to over $70 billion.”
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INC. (July/August Issue)
IPOs are forecast to top 200 in 2019, raising approximately $70 billion. “If companies now seem to be rushing to the IPO market, it may be they sense that the risks of waiting are rising fast. VCs are taking advantage of the best opportunity to transfer that risk—and burn rate—to public stockholders.”
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