How Shu turned Deliveroo from a ‘death trap’ startup into a $14b unicorn
Food&drink

How Shu turned Deliveroo from a ‘death trap’ startup into a $14b unicorn

Deliveroo’s founder was a hungry banker,until he decided to do something concrete about it. The food delivery service started out entirely self-funded,with just three restaurants signed up and one delivery driver:Himself.

  • byMorgan Meaker andJames Cook

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Bumble’s Wall Street debut makes 31-year-old CEO a billionaire
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Bumble’s Wall Street debut makes 31-year-old CEO a billionaire

A company catering to women and led by women has made founder Whitney Wolfe Herd one of the world’s youngest self-made billionaires.

  • byDevon Pendleton andBen Stupples
Not so SPAC-tacular:Wall Street’s latest $US100 billion gamble
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Wall Street

Not so SPAC-tacular:Wall Street’s latest $US100 billion gamble

SPACs are the hottest thing in finance at the moment:Investors are giving publicly traded shell companies a blank cheque to go buy a business,sight unseen - and the cheques are getting bigger and bigger.

  • byAndrew Ross Sorkin
Australia watches from the sidelines as others rush to join a new boom
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Sharemarket

Australia watches from the sidelines as others rush to join a new boom

The ASX is sticking to its principles as cash box listings boom in the US and other jurisdictions scramble to participate.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
'We’re careful about what we invest in':AFIC stays cautious amid IPO boom
Australian Foundation Investment Company

'We’re careful about what we invest in':AFIC stays cautious amid IPO boom

The Australian Foundation Investment Company has met with dozens of IPO hopefuls over the past six months but only backed one. Why?

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Airbnb joins $US100b club as shares more than double on long-awaited Wall Street debut
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World markets

Airbnb joins $US100b club as shares more than double on long-awaited Wall Street debut

Airbnb was born 13 years ago when Brian Chesky - now the company’s CEO - and Joe Gebbia were looking to make money from their San Francisco apartment. Now it has just made a massive Wall Street splash in the biggest IPO of the year.

  • byDe-Ann Durbin
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DoorDash trio become instant billionaires as shares soar on Wall Street debut
Wall Street

DoorDash trio become instant billionaires as shares soar on Wall Street debut

Stanford University students Tony Xu,Andy Fang and Stanley Tang had a revelation seven years ago in a Palo Alto macaroon store after a discussion with the shop's owner.

  • byTom Maloney
The role of Wall Street in the Bob Dylan deal
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Mergers&acquisitions

The role of Wall Street in the Bob Dylan deal

It can't have been a difficult decision for Bob Dylan to sell his songwriting catalogue to Universal Music Group. Perhaps the more interesting question is why the record label wanted to pony up several hundred million dollars to buy it.

  • byAlex Webb
'Take the champagne and celebrate':Soaring Nuix caps off post-pandemic IPO frenzy
Macquarie Group

'Take the champagne and celebrate':Soaring Nuix caps off post-pandemic IPO frenzy

The data analytics group added $1b to its already lofty valuation when it debuted on the ASX,but its CEO is not concerned about investor expectations after a strong first quarter put it on track to hit prospectus forecasts.

  • byColin Kruger
Macquarie tipped for payday as Nuix outlines growth plans ahead of IPO
Macquarie Group

Macquarie tipped for payday as Nuix outlines growth plans ahead of IPO

Nuix chief executive Rod Vawdreysays there are plenty of growth opportunities to excite new investors ahead if its $1.8 billion float on Friday.

  • byColin Kruger
Airbnb founders set for bonanza as terms set for bumper IPO
Wall Street

Airbnb founders set for bonanza as terms set for bumper IPO

Airbnb's mid-December stockmarket debut will be one of the largest and most anticipate IPOs of 2020.

  • byAnirban Sen,Joshua Franklin andChibuike Oguh