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News Roundup: Ancestry Going Public

Posted By Libbi On 6 August 2009 @ 07:23 In And More..., Genealogy Sites, News, Genealogy, Genealogy Online | 1 Comment

Okay. Calmer today. Ready to focus on the rest of the world. Ancestry.com is going public. This company has been on the forefront of modern genealogy in print and electronic media since its inception. The company has filed for an IPO, catching the attention of the media not directly involved in genealogy. Here’s a roundup of the reaction in the financial world:

[1] Ancestry.com files for IPO

CNET News - [2] Lance Whitney - ‎Aug 4, 2009‎

 

Popular genealogy site Ancestry.com is going public, hoping to raise around $75 million, according to its SEC filing for an initial public 

 

[3] GOING PUBLIC: Ancestry.com Nurtures Fans Of Family Trees

Wall Street Journal - [4] Lynn Cowan - ‎Aug 4, 2009‎

 

An online provider of genealogical services is hoping that people’s fascination with their family roots will cultivate

 

[5] Is The Ancestry.com IPO For You? (ACOM)

24/7 Wall St. - ‎17 hours ago‎

 

This week came a filing for online family tree site Ancestry.com. The company plans to come public in an initial public offering and no formal financial 

 

[6] ancestry.com (ACOM) Files $75M IPO

StreetInsider.com (subscription) - ‎20 hours ago‎

 

ancestry.com (Nasdaq: ACOM) filed a registration statement with the SEC for an initial public offering of its common stock. The proposed maximum aggregate 

 

[7] Ancestry.com going public, no big surprise…

Examiner.com - [8] Susan E King - ‎Aug 5, 2009‎

 

Amid months of speculation, it is no big surprise that Ancestry.com announced on Monday the filing of an IPO with the US Securities and Exchange Commission 

 

[9] Ancestry.com Aims for $75 Million in IPO

New York Times Blogs - ‎Aug 5, 2009‎

 

The appetite for tracing one’s family history is apparently growing. Ancestry.com, the genealogy Web site, is hoping to raise $75 million in an initial 

 

[10] Ancenstry.com to Get $75 Million in IPO The genealogy company has 

Softpedia - ‎Aug 4, 2009‎

 

By Lucian Parfeni, Web News Editor Genealogy company Ancestry.com is going for an initial public offering (IPO) hoping to raise about $75 million in the 

 

[11] Ancestry.com files to go public [BC-ANCESTRY:MK]

TMCnet - ‎Aug 4, 2009‎

 

(Marketwatch Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SAN FRANCISCO _ Ancestry.com Inc., a decades-old online repository for family histories, filed late Monday with the 

 

[12] Ancestry.com Files for IPO

Red Herring - [13] Scott Martin - ‎Aug 4, 2009‎

 

Ancestry.com on Monday filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to go public, intending to raise $75 million. 

 

[14] Ancestry.com Files for IPO

MarketNewsVideo.com - ‎Aug 4, 2009‎

 

There’s a new company hoping to join the Nasdaq-listed ‘family’ of stocks. Ancestry.com has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a $75 

 

[15] Genealogy firm Ancestry.com files for USD75m IPO

StrategyEye (subscription) - ‎Aug 4, 2009‎

 

Genealogy firm Ancestry.com hopes to raise as much as USD75m through an IPO, according to a recent SEC filing. Morgan Stanley and BofA Merrill Lynch are the 

 

[16] Ancestry.com IPO Shows How Starved Banks Are For Fees

The Business Insider - ‎Aug 4, 2009‎

 

Five underwriters for a $75 million IPO sure shows how hungry investment banks are to participate in the few IPOs coming to market. 

 

[17] Ancestry.com files for $75M IPO

The Daily Deal (subscription) - ‎Aug 4, 2009‎

 

A dot-com has queued up in the IPO pipeline, with online genealogy research service Ancestry.com Inc. filing late Monday to raise $75 million in its public 

 

[18] Finally, Another Internet IPO: Ancestry.com (ACOM, OPEN)

The Business Insider - ‎Aug 4, 2009‎

 

Ancestry.com filed for a $75 million public offering yesterday, planning to trade on the NASDAQ as “ACOM.” The company makes the majority of its revenue 

 

[19] Ancestry.com goes for the IPO money tree

BloggingStocks - [20] Tom Taulli - ‎Aug 4, 2009‎

 

Ancestry.com has done something that many sites have failed to do — it built a thriving subscription business. In fact, the site has nearly one million 

 

[21] About this author:

Seeking Alpha - [22] Bill Gurley - ‎Aug 4, 2009‎

 

For those of you that get the subscription VentureWire emails, you may have noticed the subtitle today “Recent buyout-backed IPO activity is a positive sign 

 

[23] Ancestry.com Files for $75 Million IPO

About - News & Issues - ‎Aug 4, 2009‎

 

In a year that has seen almost no IPO offerings, the street is buzzing with the news that the Provo, Utah based genealogy company, Ancestry.com Inc. has 

 

[24] Ancestry.com Files For IPO

techrockies.com - ‎Aug 4, 2009‎

 

Provo, Utah-based Ancestry.com has filed for an IPO, saying in a filing late Monday that it is looking to raise up to $75M in a public offering on either 

 

[25] Ancestry.com Files for $75 Million IPO

Private Equity Hub - ‎Aug 4, 2009‎

 

Ancestry.com, a Provo, Utah-based online resource for family history, has filed for a $75 million IPO. It plans to trade on the Nasdaq or NYSE under ticker 

 

[26] Roundup: Ancestry IPO, exec pay cap in Congress, Verizon’s sub-$99 

VentureBeat - [27] Paul Boutin - ‎Aug 3, 2009‎

 

Ancestry.com files for a $75 million IPO – The company, which traces its roots back to Ancestry Magazine and 1983, has collected nearly $400 million to date 

 

[28] Finding Family Is Big Business: Ancestry.com Files For $75 Million IPO

TechCrunch - [29] Jason Kincaid - ‎Aug 3, 2009‎

 

After going a year with nary a venture-backed IPO in sight, here’s more proof that things are finally beginning to perk 

 

[30] Ancestry.com Files For $75 Million IPO

paidContent.org - ‎Aug 3, 2009‎

 

Genealogy company Ancestry.com has filed for an IPO and plans to raise about $75 million in the offering, according to an SEC filing. 

 

[31] There’s (IPO) Money in the Family

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth - [32] Scott Budman - ‎Aug 3, 2009‎

 

If you’ve ever wondered just where your Mother’s side of the family gets its blue eyes, or why your Great-Grandfather’s name got changed at 


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URLs in this post:
[1] Ancestry.com files for IPO: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10302769-93.html
[2] Lance Whitney: http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=author%3A%22Lance+Wh
itney%22&scoring=n

[3] GOING PUBLIC: Ancestry.com Nurtures Fans Of Family Trees: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090804-714413.html
[4] Lynn Cowan: http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=author%3A%22Lynn+Cow
an%22&scoring=n

[5] Is The Ancestry.com IPO For You? (ACOM): http://247wallst.com/2009/08/05/is-the-ancestry-com-ipo-for-you-acom/
[6] ancestry.com (ACOM) Files $75M IPO: http://www.streetinsider.com/IPOs/ancestry.com+(ACOM)+Files+$75M+IPO/4847657.htm
l

[7] Ancestry.com going public, no big surprise…: http://www.examiner.com/x-2494-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Ancestrycom-no-big-s
urprise

[8] Susan E King: http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=author%3A%22Susan+E+
King%22&scoring=n

[9] Ancestry.com Aims for $75 Million in IPO: http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/05/ancestrycom-tracks-75-million-in-ip
o/

[10] Ancenstry.com to Get $75 Million in IPO The genealogy company has : http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ancenstry-com-to-Get-75-Million-in-IPO-118254.sht
ml

[11] Ancestry.com files to go public [BC-ANCESTRY:MK]: http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-ancestrycom-files-go-public-bc-ancestrymk-/2009/0
8/04/4308098.htm

[12] Ancestry.com Files for IPO: http://www.redherring.com/Home/26156
[13] Scott Martin: http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=author%3A%22Scott+Ma
rtin%22&scoring=n

[14] Ancestry.com Files for IPO: http://www.marketnewsvideo.com/?id=200908Ancestry&mv=1
[15] Genealogy firm Ancestry.com files for USD75m IPO: http://www.strategyeye.com/article/4fec907f97/2009/08/04/Genealogy_firm_Ancestry
_com_files_for_USD75m_IPO/

[16] Ancestry.com IPO Shows How Starved Banks Are For Fees: http://www.businessinsider.com/ancestrycom-ipo-shows-how-starved-banks-are-for-f
ees-2009-8

[17] Ancestry.com files for $75M IPO: http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/08/ancestrycom_files_for_ipo.php
[18] Finally, Another Internet IPO: Ancestry.com (ACOM, OPEN): http://www.businessinsider.com/more-evidence-that-internet-cos-shouldnt-rely-jus
t-on-advertising-ancestrycom-files-for-a-75-mill-ipo-2009-8

[19] Ancestry.com goes for the IPO money tree: http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/04/ancestry-com-goes-for-the-ipo-money-tre
e/

[20] Tom Taulli: http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=author%3A%22Tom+Taul
li%22&scoring=n

[21] About this author:: http://seekingalpha.com/article/153604-ancestry-com-files-its-s-1
[22] Bill Gurley: http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=author%3A%22Bill+Gur
ley%22&scoring=n

[23] Ancestry.com Files for $75 Million IPO: http://genealogy.about.com/b/2009/08/04/ancestry-com-files-for-75-million-ipo.ht
m

[24] Ancestry.com Files For IPO: http://www.techrockies.com/story/0023220.html
[25] Ancestry.com Files for $75 Million IPO: http://www.pehub.com/46296/ancestrycom-files-for-75-million-ipo/
[26] Roundup: Ancestry IPO, exec pay cap in Congress, Verizon’s sub-$99 : http://venturebeat.com/2009/08/03/roundup-ancestry-ipo-exec-pay-cap-in-congress-
verizons-sub-99-smartphones/

[27] Paul Boutin: http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=author%3A%22Paul+Bou
tin%22&scoring=n

[28] Finding Family Is Big Business: Ancestry.com Files For $75 Million IPO: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/03/finding-family-is-big-business-ancestrycom-
files-for-75-million-ipo/

[29] Jason Kincaid: http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=author%3A%22Jason+Ki
ncaid%22&scoring=n

[30] Ancestry.com Files For $75 Million IPO: http://paidcontent.org/article/419-ancestry.com-files-for-75-million-ipo/
[31] There’s (IPO) Money in the Family: http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/tech/Theres-IPO-Money-in-The-Family-52389467.html
[32] Scott Budman: http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=author%3A%22Scott+Bu
dman%22&scoring=n

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