Irv DeGraw
Irv DeGraw
company field leading lion major player western
Lion was not really too big a surprise. It's a major player in its field ... the leading company in Western Europe.
company looking
We are not used to looking at a company this good.
company fiber market pick safe
To pick a fiber optic company in the IPO market now is a safe bet.
company deal turn
This deal is really speculative, but the company has enough breakthrough to turn out OK.
attention company deal difficulty highly management pay risky superstar
They were having some difficulty getting this deal done because the company is very highly leveraged. It's a very risky deal, and if it weren't for the superstar management team, no one would pay attention to it.
buying company held investors percent remaining severe
Investors are only buying 16 percent of the company and the remaining will be held by Eaton. That's a pretty severe problem.
behind company last loony
Crayfish was the last of the real loony offerings. There was a company that really had nothing behind it.
burning cash classic company deal explode internet million programmed shares
This is a classic Internet company and they will be burning cash like there's no tomorrow. But the deal is programmed to explode on its first day with 3.5 million shares priced between $12 and $14.
company room
It's an early-stage company but they have a lot of room to grow.
company expected growth profitable
Their growth has been modest, but it's the one profitable company expected to come out this week.
good left life networking optical production second
I think there's still some life left in these second-tier optical networking sector. And by (saying) second tier I'm not being disparaging. They don't have breakthrough technology; they're just good production people.
number percent shares
I would like to think they can get in the 20 percent range, but with that number of shares it could be difficult.
break deals last market next past run sector seen strength week
We haven't seen as many of those break through deals the past two weeks, and next week is going to be more of the same. But there's a lot more strength in the biotech market than the last two week's run on the sector would indicate.
closer deal fair jump million pricing share
If this were a 10 million share deal you'd see it jump all over the place, even in this market. With a deal of this size, pricing is much closer to fair market.