Twitter CFO Hones IPO Haggle Skills in Hangar With Ballmer: Tech
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Months after becoming Twitter Inc.’s finance chief, Mike Gupta is talking to banks about handling the company’s initial public offering, a sign that the most anticipated stock-market debut since Facebook Inc. is getting closer -- and that Gupta will play a key role in it.
The microblogging website has held preliminary talks with securities firms about an offering, two people with direct knowledge of the process said. Twitter is awaiting third-quarter financial results before deciding whether to file the IPO paperwork with regulators this year or next, said people who asked not to be identified because the plans are confidential.