NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Digitas priced its initial               public offering $4 above the expected range as the               Internet services firm reading its initial public offering               for a Tuesday debut.
                Digitas (DTAS: news, msgs) is               offering 9.3 million shares of stock at               $24 each, well above its $18-to-$20               range.
                The pricing signals that the IPO               market wasn't stymied by the big               sell-off on the Nasdaq on Monday.
                It's in line to raise $223 million with               lead underwriter Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.
                With 57 million shares outstanding after its IPO, Digitas               would have a market cap of $1.4 billion, based on its               offering price.
                The Boston-based company bills itself as a leading               Internet professional-services firm that helps companies               meet the challenges and opportunities of the Internet.
                Clients include American Express, AT&T, General               Motors, Dell and L.L. Bean.
                Competitors include USWeb (USWB: news, msgs),               Agency.com (ACOM: news, msgs) and Razorfish               (RAZF: news, msgs). |