Tuesday, February 14, 2012

NYSE, Nasdaq Battle to Get Facebook to ‘Like’ Them the Most


According to FoxBusiness: Like a blockbuster free agent angling for the best deal from star-hungry sports teams, Facebook is being wined and dined by execs from the Big Board and Nasdaq Stock Market who would kill to land the social network’s much-celebrated IPO.

While the battle between the exchanges will ultimately mean nil to Facebook shareholders, the prestigious assignment will be a marketing coup for the winning exchange and could create a halo effect of future IPOs.

“I can guarantee in both instances people are going to roll out the red carpet and do everything they can to get this listing,” said David Weild, former vice chairman of Nasdaq. “They’re pulling out all the stops on this...."

Read all about it at: http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2012/02/09/nyse-nasdaq-battle-to-get-facebook-to-like-them-most/

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