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Jan. 28, 2011

Online Company's Shares Surge in IPO

California lawyers guide Demand Media, the first of several Internet-based companies expected to go public by 2012, to a successful market launch.


By Jean-Luc Renault


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Shares of online content producer Demand Media hit the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, jumping as high as 47 percent higher than their offer price. The strong opening is viewed as an encouraging sign for other Internet-based companies gearing up to go public.


The start was also good news for lawyers who worked on the offering, including California attorneys from Latham & Watkins and Sim...

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