AAA Google-backed RetailMeNot to float

Google-backed RetailMeNot to float

RetailMeNot, a US-based online digital coupon marketplace formerly known as WhaleShark, whose investors include Google Ventures, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq.  The IPO could raise an estimated $230m.

Major investors in RetailMeNot, as well as Googe Ventures (5.9%), include venture capital firms Austin Ventures (31.8%) and Norwest Venture Partners (23.7%).

Morgan Stanley, Goldman, Sachs and Credit Suisse will act as joint book-running managers for the proposed offering. Jefferies & Company, RBC Capital Markets Corporation, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, and William Blair & Company will act as co-managers.

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