TechCrunch noted last week that Comscore had filed its Registration Statement to go public. Here are the comScore Inc. contracts from that filing.
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JA Solar Shines
Reuters/Washington Post: China’s JA Solar soars in U.S. market debut . Stock of China’s JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd., a maker of solar cells, rose as much as 30 percent in its U.S. market debut on Wednesday, boosted by a sunny outlook for alternative energy, analysts said.
I’ve added JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. contracts to the site. Quite a few supply agreements, for those following the solar industry.
You can also find SunPower contracts on the site as well.
Reuters/Yahoo! Finance: First US hedge fund IPO raises $634 million. After weeks of anticipation, packed road shows and massive demand, Fortress Investment Group LLC on Thursday raised $634 million with an initial public offering, the first such move by a diversified private equity and hedge fund in the United States.
Fortress Investment Group LLC contracts have been posted. Just employment agreements, if you are interested.
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Salary Negotiation 101
Reuters: Salary.com sets IPO at 5 mln shares, $8-$10 each. Salary.com, which provides on-demand compensation management products, set on Friday its planned initial public offering at 5 million shares for an estimated price of $8 to $10 each.
When I saw the above article, I headed straight to SEC EDGAR to take a peak at Salary.com’s material contracts. I wish they had more employment agreements on file, but I could only find the employment offer letter between Salary.com Inc. and Kenneth S. Goldman. Naturally, the question that follows is how does his compensation compare with Salary.com’s salary range? From the offer letter, we can see that Kenneth Goldman was offered a position as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Salary.com, Inc. In terms of compensation, here’s the relevant paragraph from the offer letter:
Your overall annual total cash compensation package for expected performance should total $259,000.00 per year. This will consist of a base salary of $185,000.00 and an annual variable incentive component targeted of forty percent (40%), as part of the senior management bonus pool; based on your individual and team performance, as well as the company’s satisfactory performance against goals and objectives.
Next, I hopped onto the Salary.com website and looked up the salary range for CFOs in Needham, MA, where Salary.com is located.
Uh, his base salary is in the bottom 10th percentile. I think he needs to go back in and ask for a raise based on the salary data he found on some job salaries website. 🙂
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Wrinkle Treatment Stock Sags
Reuters: Thermage IPO raises $42 mln, below range. Thermage Inc., a wrinkle treatment company, raised $42 million with an initial public offering on Thursday that priced below a forecast range, according to an underwriter.
I’ve added Thermage Inc. contracts to the website. Here’s an interesting Severance Agreement between Thermage and Keith Mullowney. So, the severange agreement has a confidentiality clause:
The Parties acknowledge that Employee’s agreement to keep the terms and conditions of this Agreement confidential was a material factor on which all parties relied in entering into this Agreement. Employee hereto agrees to use his/her best efforts to maintain in confidence the existence of this Agreement, the contents and terms of this Agreement, the consideration for this Agreement, and any allegations relating to the Company or his/her employment with the Company except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Settlement Information”). Employee agrees to take every reasonable precaution to prevent disclosure of any Settlement Information to third parties, and agrees that there will be no publicity, directly or indirectly, concerning any Settlement Information. Employee agrees to take every precaution to disclose Settlement Information only to those attorneys, accountants, governmental entities, and family members who have a reasonable need to know of such Settlement Information. The Parties agree that an enforcement action shall be arbitrated pursuant to this Agreement and that, if Company proves that Employee breached this Confidentiality provision, it shall be entitled to an award of its costs spent enforcing this provision, including all reasonable attorneys’ fees associated with the enforcement action, without regard to whether the Company can establish actual damages from the breach by Employee.
So, after all that wasted ink, the company discloses the settlement agreement. Huh?
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Shutterfly Shoots for 73 Million
Red Herring: Shutterfly Expects $73M IPO. Shutterfly set the terms of its IPO Thursday in an amended filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, predicting it will raise net proceeds of $73 million by offering 5.8 million shares priced at approximately $13 to $15.
I’ve added Shutterfly contracts to the web site. Mostlty employment agreements plus a Supply Agreement with Fuji Photo Film.
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CommVault IPO Coming Soon
Reuters: CommVault sets IPO at 11.1 mln shrs, $12.50-$14.50. CommVault Systems Inc., which designs software that backs up, protects and recovers data, on Wednesday set its planned initial public offering at 11.11 million shares for an estimated price of $12.50 to $14.50 per share.
I’ve added CommVault Systems Inc. contracts to the web site.
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Juiced Contracts
Yahoo/Reuters: “Blank-Check” Companies Defy Weak IPO Market. Services Acquisition Corp. International, which floated shares in 2005 at $8, announced in March it would merge with U.S. restaurant chain Jamba Juice in a deal worth about $265 million.
I’ve Services Acquisition Corp. International contract to the web site, including the Jamba Juice Merger Agreement.
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Preppy IPO
Motley Fool: Stocking Up on J. Crew. J. Crew is headed up by Millard (“Mickey”) Drexler, well known for his fashion savvy and his stint as head honcho over at Gap. Also credited with Gap’s flameout years ago, he was head of that retailer when it overexpanded, took on a ton of debt, and experienced lagging sales and profits.
I’ve added J Crew contracts to the website. A lot of employment agreements, including the Millard Drexler’s Employment Agreement.
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Master of Your Domain
Go Daddy’s rumored IPO took a step towards reality as Go Daddy filed its initial public offering. Actually, the more interesting aspect about Go Daddy is their trend history on Google Trends. Looks to me like the two spikes in search volume in the first quarter of 2005 and 2006 coincide with their Superbowl ads. Now, if you already know the company is called Go Daddy, why are you searching for go daddy in Google instead of just going directly to www.godaddy.com?
Anyways, you can now find Go Daddy contracts on the site, as well as Tucows contracts, Network Solutions contracts and Verisign contracts.