Saturday, 2 November 2013

What Goldman’s position on Twitter IPO means


Goldman Sachs on Tuesday reportedly not only won the top spot on the highly anticipated initial public offering but will take home as much as $20 million in fees should the IPO price at the top of its $17-to-$20 estimated range. It’s a lopsided deal in favor of Goldman GS -0.20%  , according to a report on WSJ.com. No other underwriter will get more than $10 million in fees, according to the report.

The deal represents a massive vote of confidence in Goldman from Twitter’s TWTR 0.00%   founders. They obviously looked past the firm’s dented reputation as a “vampire squid” of the mortgage markets in the crisis. GS.

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