5) Kraft Foods – $8.7 Billion
Kraft Foods (NASDAQ: KRFT) is an American grocery manufacturing and processing conglomerate. The company went public on June 12 2001.
4) General Motors – $15.8 Billion
On November 17 2010 (IPO date), General Motors (NYSE: GM) sold 478 million common shares at $33 each. GM is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, markets and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts. It also sells financial services.
3) Facebook – $16 Billion
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), this online social networking service held its IPO on May 17 2012. Media called this IPO a “cultural touchstone.” Facebook raised a shade over $16 billion, narrowly falling short of Visa.
2) Visa – $17.9 Billion
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is an American multinational financial services corporation that facilitates electronic funds transfer throughout the world. On March 18 2008 the company completed its IPO with the issuance of 446,600,000 shares of class A common stock at a net offering price of $42.77.
1) Alibaba – $21.8 Billion
Alibaba is now the largest IPO in U.S. history. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) is a group of internet-based e-commerce businesses. On September 19 2014 (IPO date), at the closing time, the company’s market cap was $231 billion and at $91 per share and closing at $93.89. It valued itself at about $167.6 billion.
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