Company Description

Alphabet, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the business of acquisition and operation of different companies. It operates through the Google and Other Bets segments. The Google segment includes its main Internet products such as ads, Android, Chrome, hardware, Google Cloud, Google Maps, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. The Other Bets segment consists of businesses such as Access, Calico, CapitalG, GV, Verily, Waymo, and X. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on October 2, 2015 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Contact Information

Alphabet, Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View California 94043 P:(650) 253-0000

Shareholders

Mutual fund holders 38.81% Other institutional 29.71% Individual stakeholders 13.92%

The median valuation of companies in the United States before their IPOs fluctuated greatly between 2000 and 2023. Between 2016 and 2021, the median value of the U.S. companies before their IPO increased dramatically, peaking at *** million U.S. dollars before falling to *** million U.S. dollars in 2023.

The median size of initial public offerings (IPOs) in the United States increased significantly in 2020. However, in 2024, the median IPO size reached 10 million U.S. dollars, a dramatic decrease compared to that peak. This figure gives an idea of how willing speculators in the United States are to invest in a company going public, which is the process of being listed on a stock exchange for the first time. Who goes public? Most IPOs come from relatively new firms that have grown quickly. For example, the Alibaba Group Holding's IPO was the largest IPO in the United States. This firm is a relatively new tech company overseen by Jack Ma, who had already generated billions in private funding before going public. However, Visa’s 2008 IPO occurred 50 years after the company’s founding, when it already had millions of credit cards in circulation. Still, the company had generated enough enthusiasm for its IPO to raise a record amount of money. Over and under the median The megadeals such as the Alibaba IPO are rare, though there is an increasing number of startup companies valued one billion U.S. dollars and over. While these raise the median value, the worst IPOs lower it. A successful IPO can lead to huge gains in valuation, the IPOs with the lowest return lose over half the company’s value.

On July 24, 2024, Lineage Inc. raised 5.1 billion U.S. dollars on its public debut on the Nasdaq Stock Market, making it the largest initial public offering (IPO) of the year in the United States. Six of the ten largest IPOs in the U.S. that year each raised over one billion U.S. dollars in capital. Why do companies go public? Private companies have limited access to capital and mainly use traditional sources to finance their expenditures. While such firms have more freedom to operate without reporting to investors, this also blocks the companies from raising access directly from the public. The value raised by IPOs can be significant. In hopes of gaining access to this capital, the number of IPOs in the United States generally exceeds 100 firms each year. Risks of an IPO IPO is a long and costly process. It necessitates cooperation with investment advisory firms to ensure that all requirements are met and that the process is optimally planned. A public company is subject to governmental and public scrutiny – any negative information, such as rumors about insider trading, can result in falling stock prices. Also, the time when going public is crucial. Even a prospering company can have a very low return in times of recession.

In 2024, the value of initial public offering (IPO) proceeds in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries was highest for the sector of energy, utilities, and resources, which accounted for around *** billion U.S. dollars in proceeds. Comparatively, consumer markets' IPO proceeds amounted to about *** billion U.S. dollars that year.

In 2024, the company with the largest initial public offering proceeds among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries was Talabat, an online food ordering company operating in the region. Talabat reached IPO proceeds valued at around 2.03 billion U.S. dollars.

At nearly ** billion U.S. dollars, the 2014 initial public offering (IPO) of Alibaba Group Holding Limited remains the largest IPO in the United States ever. Trailing by almost **** billion U.S. dollars, Visa takes second place, followed by ENEL SpA, an energy company based in Italy. What is an IPO? An IPO is when a private company offers shares to the public for the first time through a stock exchange. Companies do this to raise money, as seen with Alibaba. However, public companies are subject to more scrutiny, such as publishing quarterly reports for investors. Also, not all IPOs are profitable. A bad IPO can result in significant losses. Companies that could go public Unicorns are private companies valued over a billion U.S. dollars. Any of these could go public, raising significant funds. However, most IPOs are valued in the ********, not ********. The median deal size of these offerings in the United States tends to be a little more than *** million U.S. dollars. Investors keep a watch for the next IPO, since a strong offering means high returns for those who buy the stock early.

Between 2011 and 2017, value of initial public offerings (IPOs) on the Nasdaq stock exchange fluctuated. After 2018, increases in IPO values accelerated. In both 2020 and 2021, the size of IPO deals more than doubled compared to the previous year. Since then, however, IPO deal value on the Nasdaq stock market decreased sharply and went back to pre-2018 levels.

Tesla made headlines in 2021 when it comes to buying Bitcoin (BTC), but the software company MicroStrategy held ********** their amount of the cryptocurrency. This according to an overview created by accessing what information was available from publicly listed companies, such as from their quarterly reports or filings. The figures provided are on how much Bitcoin the companies have bought and keep in their corporate treasury, essentially making cryptocurrencies part of their assets and that company's investment strategy. Two companies stand out in this list: first, Tesla announced in March 2021 it would accept BTC directly - Bitcoins paid for their cars would be retained as Bitcoin, and not converted from BTC to U.S. dollar. This is unlike other companies that accept Bitcoin as a payment method, like Microsoft, which uses a payment processor called BitPay to convert cryptocurrency to fiat currency. Second, there is Coinbase: One of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges amid a Bitcoin price surge, the U.S. company went public in April 2021 and was considered a potential blockbuster IPO.