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The following IPOs are expected to price this week:

Broadsoft (BSFT), which provides IP-based application server software to telecom service providers, plans to raise $75 million by offering 7.5 million shares at a price range of $9-$11. At the mid-point of the proposed range, Broadsoft will command a market value of $268 million. Broadsoft, which was founded in 1998, booked $69 million in sales last year. The Gaithersburg, MD-based company plans to list on the NASDAQ under the symbol BSFT. Goldman, Sachs & Co. (GS) and Jefferies & Co. (JEF) are the lead underwriters on the deal.

CBOE Holdings (CBOE), the US's largest options exchange, offering options on equities, indexes and ETFs, plans to raise $328 million by offering 11.7 million shares at a price range of $27-$29. At the mid-point of the proposed range, CBOE will command a market value of $2.9 billion. CBOE, which was founded in 1973, booked $426 million in sales last year. The Chicago, IL-based company plans to list on the NASDAQ under the symbol CBOE. Goldman, Sachs & Co. is the lead underwriter on the deal.

China Intelligent Lighting (CIL), which manufactures LED lighting products for household and commercial usage, plans to raise $16 million by offering 2.5 million shares at a price range of $3-$4. At the mid-point of the proposed range, China Intelligent Lighting will command a market value of $60 million. China Intelligent Lighting, which was founded in 2007, booked $62 million in sales last year. The Guangdong-based company plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol CIL. Rodman & Renshaw and WestPark Capital are the lead underwriters on the deal.

Higher One Holdings (ONE), which offers campus banking, financial aid disbursement and tuition payment services, plans to raise $228 million by offering 14.3 million shares at a price range of $15-$17. At the mid-point of the proposed range, Higher One will command a market value of $983 million. Higher One, which was founded in 2000, booked $93 million in sales last year. The New Haven, CT-based company plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol ONE. Goldman, Sachs & Co. is the lead underwriter on the deal.

Motricity (MOTR), which provides a web-based mobile data services platform for wireless carriers, plans to raise $101 million by offering 6.8 million shares at a price range of $14-$16. At the mid-point of the proposed range, Motricity will command a market value of $628 million. Motricity, which was founded in 2001, booked $114 million in sales last year. The Bellevue, WA-based company plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol MOTR. J.P. Morgan (JPM) and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are the lead underwriters on the deal.

Oasis Petroleum (OAS), an independent E&P producing oil in North Dakota and Montana, plans to raise $588 million by offering 42 million shares at a price range of $13-$15. At the mid-point of the proposed range, Oasis Petroleum will command a market value of $1.3 billion. Oasis Petroleum, which was founded in 2007, booked $42 million in sales last year. The Houston, TX-based company plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol OAS. Morgan Stanley (MS) and UBS Investment Bank (UBS) are the lead underwriters on the deal.

Last week, there was 1 IPO pricing. China New Borun (BORN), which is the leading producer of corn-based alcohol mostly for baijiu liquor in China, traded flat after pricing its IPO at $7 per share.

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