Slack's Direct Listing So Successful That People Will Be Talking Trash About Conventional IPOs On Slack. Slack surged 48.5% in its debut Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange in a direct listing rather than an initial public offering.. While the exact Slack IPO date and Slack IPO price are not known, here’s what we do know: this will likely not be a traditional initial public offering. Slack is getting ready to go public. Its initial public offering is one of the most anticipated of 2019 not just for its size but for its method.
Slack, the popular workplace communication platform, has filed confidential paperwork to go public. The stock, … Don't watch, Uber, or Lyft, or Snap, or et al. IPO Date: June 20, 2019 Market Value Gained Since IPO: -46%. Publish date: Jun 20, 2019.
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By Michael J. Coren. The initial public offering is scheduled to take place by fall 2019 and could value Slack at about $7 billion, The Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the company's plans. Slack is hoping to replace email and, so far, it’s succeeding. February 4, 2019. Slack Technologies, Inc., the collaboration tools giant used by workplaces across the world, is looking to have an initial public offering (IPO) in 2019, reports say. The messaging and workplace collaboration company’s shares began trading at $38.50 on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, up from a reference price of $26 that was set a day earlier. But private-market investors have already bid up the stock, which limits upside for new investors. Slack to go public in one of the first major IPOs of 2019. Slack is planning on doing its IPO in an unusual way, a source says: a direct listing.