To: tahoeman who wrote (4102 ) 3/18/1998 1:21:00 AM From: PartyTime Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 18444
Do I detect another piggyback ride comin' up? The below IPO info, you'll find good reading. Compliments to CANUDIGIT, who found this and posted it on the AOL thread. <Picture><Picture><Picture> ZD Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Description: ZD (which plans to change its name back to Ziff-Davis following its IPO) provides technology information worldwide through magazines, online services, TV, CD-ROMs, newsletters, databases, trade shows, and computer training courseware. ZD publishes more than 80 publications and mantains many online sites related to the publications. Its top computer magazines include PC Magazine and PC Week. One of its Web sites, ZDNet.com, offers computer-related news, reviews, chat rooms, and games. Other units publish newsletters, conduct market research (Computer Intelligence), and operate trade shows (COMDEX). ZD was bought in 1996 by SOFTBANK, Japan's top computer publisher, which is spinning off a portion of the company to the public. Address: One Park Ave. New York, NY 10016 Phone: 212-503-3500 Fax: 212-503-4599 Web Site: ziffdavis.com CEO: Eric Hippeau CFO: Timothy C. O'Brien HR: Rayna A. Brown Fiscal Year End: December 1997 Sales ($ mil.): 1,153.8 1-Yr. Sales Change: 20.8% 1997 Income ($ mil.): (71.2) Employees: 3,698 Parent Company: SOFTBANK CORP. Company type: Subsidiary Filing date: February 18, 1998 Expected IPO date: Late March Offering amt. ($ mil.): 460.0 Proposed Symbol: ZD Proposed Exchange: NYSE Underwriters: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter; Merrill Lynch & Co.; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Additional Sources of Free Information on ZD: <Picture>EDGAR Online IPO SEC filings (Real-time) <Picture> <Picture>EDGAR Online IPO SEC filings (24-hour delayed) <Picture>infoSeek Guide Web Search<Picture>Latest News from News Alert<Picture>Available to Hoover's Online subscribers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ See Hoover's Company Profile of ZD. [Profiles available to subscribers only. Find out how you can subscribe.] <Picture> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Need mailing lists? Order your copy of Hoover's Company Capsules on CD-ROM today! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hoover's Company Capsules, Copyright c 1998, Hoover's, Inc., Austin, Texas ------------------------------------------------------------------------