On Thursday, Shares of IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ:IACI), gained 0.10% to $62.26.
IAC/InterActiveCorp and Match Group, Inc. (“Match Group”), a wholly-owned partner of IAC, declared the pricing of Match Group’s initial public offering (“IPO”) of 33,333,333 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $12.00 per share. In addition, Match Group has granted underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 5,000,000 shares at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The shares are predictable to start trading on November 19, 2015 on the NASDAQ Global Select Stock Market under the ticker symbol “MTCH.”
The offering is predictable to close on or about November 24, 2015, subject to customary closing conditions.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Allen & Company LLC and BofA Merrill Lynch are acting as the lead book running managers, and Deutsche Bank Securities, BMO Capital Markets, Barclays and BNP PARIBAS are acting as book runners for the offering.
IAC/InterActiveCorp operates as a media and Internet company in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: The Match Group, Search & Applications, Media, and eCommerce.
Shares of NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG), declined -1.65% to $11.93, during its last trading session.
NRG Energy, and NRG Yield (NYSE: NYLD, NYLD.A), declared the following executive appointments in finance effective January 4, 2016: Gaetan Frotte, Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategy of NRG Yield, will become Senior Vice President and Treasurer of NRG; Chad Plotkin, Vice President, Investor Relations, will become Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategy for NRG Yield; and Kevin Cole will join NRG as Senior Vice President of Investor Relations.
“At this important time in NRG’s history, we are happy to be leveraging existing talent and bringing in new expertise to further strengthen our corporate finance resources, provide ongoing support and leadership for NRG Yield while ongoing to improve our ability to clearly and effectively communicate with stakeholders,” said Kirk Andrews, NRG and NRG Yield Chief Financial Officer.
Both Gaetan Frotte and Chad Plotkin bring deep industry experience and financial expertise to their new roles in the NRG and NRG Yield organizations. Preceding to his role as Head Finance and Strategy for NRG Yield, Gaetan Frotte served as Assistant Treasurer of NRG. Preceding to leading Investor Relations at NRG, Chad Plotkin led the Finance organization for NRG Home Solar and formerly served in the Strategy, Mergers and Acquisitions organization for NRG.
NRG Energy, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, operates as a power company. The company provides electricity; system power, distributed generation, solar and wind products, backup generation, storage and distributed solar, demand response, energy efficiency, and on-site energy solutions; carbon administration and specialty services; and various energy services, such as operations, maintenance, technical, development, and asset administration services.
Finally, Shares of Carnival Corp (NYSE:CCL), ended its last trade with 2.49% gain, and closed at $51.54.
Holland America Line’s ms Eurodam earned its ninth successive perfect score of 100 on a recent routine United States Public Health inspection conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is the first time in the company’s history that a ship achieved this distinction.
Eurodam’s undeclared U.S.P.H. inspection was held Oct. 25 during a turn-around call at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at the start of a seven-day Caribbean cruise. Priority to that inspection, Eurodam had received a perfect score of 100 in February 2015 during a call at Fort Lauderdale.
“We’re always proud when our ships achieve perfect U.S.P.H. scores, but to get 100 nine times in a row is an exemplary accomplishment for everyone involved,” said Orlando Ashford, president of Holland America Line. “Eurodam’s hard working and dedicated staff are to be commended for their success.”
Also this year, ms Statendam received its third successive 100, and ms Nieuw Amsterdam, ms Noordam, ms Ryndam and ms Veendam also earned perfect scores. In 2015, six Holland America Line ships have received a total of nine perfect scores.
Carnival Corporation operates as a cruise company worldwide. It provides vacations to various cruise destinations. The company offers cruise services under the Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn brand names in North America; and AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, and P&O Cruises names in Europe, Australia, and Asia. It operates 100 cruise ships.