Wall Street Beat: After Facebook fiasco, don't write off tech IPOs

25.05.2012

In a footnote to the week's financial news, Canaccord's Davis noted that Ariba's market capitalization -- its share price multiplied by its number of shares -- peaked at $40 billion 11 years ago. This week, SAP announced it was buying the company for $4.3 billion.

At the right price, you can close any deal.