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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[LogMeIn: Getting wired for an IPO]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/01/13/logmein-getting-wired-for-an-ipo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/01/13/logmein-getting-wired-for-an-ipo/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/01/13/logmein-getting-wired-for-an-ipo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/intc/" rel="tag">Intel (INTC)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/jpm/" rel="tag">JPMorgan Chase (JPM)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/leh/" rel="tag">Lehman Br Holdings (LEH)</a></p><p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/01/logmein.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" />Last year was fairly robust for on-demand software IPOs, as seen with companies like <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/netsuite-inc/n/nys">NetSuite Inc.</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/netsuite-inc/n/nys">N</a>).</p>
<p>Well, Wall Street wants to give more deals for investors to chomp on. This week, <a href="http://www.dealprofiles.com/blog/2008/01/12/logmein/">LogMeIn filed to go public</a>. The company develops solutions for remote-connectivity for IT systems, such as for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).</p>
<p>The company is getting traction. Over the past year, the customer base jumped from 48,000 to 92,000. For the first nine months of 2007, revenues spiked 151% to $18.4 million (although, the company is still losing money).</p>
<p>Then again, LogMeIn has a robust free version of its software, which allows for a seamless upgrade to a premium offerings (the business model is based on subscriptions that range from $40 to $1,900 per year).</p>
<p>It also helps that the LogMeIn platform is quite scalable. That is, it connects more than 4.2 million computers. Oh, and the company has a key deal with <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/intel-corporation/intc/nas">Intel Corp.</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/intel-corporation/intc/nas">INTC</a>).<br /><br />The lead underwriters on the IPO include <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/lehman-brothers-holdings-inc/leh/nys">Lehman Brothers</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/lehman-brothers-holdings-inc/leh/nys">LEH</a>) and <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/jp-morgan-chase-and-co/jpm/nys">JPMorgan Chase</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/jp-morgan-chase-and-co/jpm/nys">JPM</a>). The proposed ticker is LOGM.</p>
<p>You can see the prospectus at the <a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1420302/000095013508000171/b67378lmsv1.htm">SEC website</a>. Also, visit <a href="http://www.dealprofiles.com/blog/ipo-page/">DealProfiles.com</a> to check out other recent IPO activity.</p>
<p><em>Tom Taulli is the author of various books, including </em><a href=" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0761535616?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=mergerforum0f-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0761535616">The Complete M&amp;A Handbook</a><img style="MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none! important; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none! important; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none! important; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none! important" height="1" alt="" src=" http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=mergerforum0f-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0761535616" width="1" border="0" /><em> and</em> <a href=" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1932159282?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=mergerforum0f-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1932159282">The Edgar Online Guide to Decoding Financial Statements</a><em><img style="MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none! important; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none! important; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none! important; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none! important" height="1" alt="" src=" http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=mergerforum0f-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1932159282" width="1" border="0" />.</em></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/01/13/logmein-getting-wired-for-an-ipo/">LogMeIn: Getting wired for an IPO</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/01/13/logmein-getting-wired-for-an-ipo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1085269/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/01/13/logmein-getting-wired-for-an-ipo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>INTC</category><category>Intel</category><category>IPO</category><category>LogMeIn</category><category>NetSuite</category><category>software IPOs</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Taulli]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:40:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
