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ExactTarget looks to raise $145 million with IPO
Indianapolis-based ExactTarget Inc., which announced an initial public offering in November, said it is seeking to raise as much as $145 million. The company is offering 8.5 million shares for $15 to $17 apiece, according to a regulatory filing made Wednesday.
ExactTarget’s IPO plan could draw out suitors
Firms pursuing IPOs simultaneously investigate the possibility of a sale as a matter of course, in part because doing so helps investment bankers assess how they should price shares if they pull the trigger on an offering.
Valuing ExactTarget a hit-or-miss exercise
Appraisals of private companies are inherently dicey, especially if they're not making money.
ExactTarget has remade itself since last IPO bid
Things change so fast in the technology world that the prospectus ExactTarget Inc. filed four years ago when it first sought to go public reads today almost like something from the floppy-disk era.
ExactTarget files for $100M IPO
The Indianapolis-based e-mail marketing company is aiming to tap a hot IPO market. Sixteen firms have gone public this month, including locally based Angie’s List.
Local tech company supports education
ExactTarget plans to start a private foundation in 2012 that will support charities working on childhood hunger, education and entrepreneurship.
Indianapolis tech companies seeded by big ’90s success
Money and experience have flowed to a number of firms from Software Artistry executives.
ExactTarget preparing for another IPO attempt
ExactTarget Inc., which canceled plans for an initial public offering during the 2009 financial crisis, has hired JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Deutsche Bank AG to handle a new attempt, said sources familiar with the matter.
Word getting out nationally about city’s measured-marketing technology niche
The publication Online Media Marketing & Advertising noted that Indianapolis is home to about 70 companies in the sector.
Ingredients in place for plethora of Hoosier IPOs
Some Indiana firms are adding management and board firepower—moves likely to help them win over investors should they move ahead with public offerings.
ExactTarget stays patient as riches from IPO await
CEO Scott Dorsey says remaining private in the short term allows the company to more easily exploit business opportunities on the horizon.
ExactTarget attracts another $30M in venture capital
The Indianapolis tech company said it will use the funding to make key acquisitions, expand in new and existing markets, and accelerate development of its interactive marketing technology.
Indianapolis tech experts talk about the local industry
In a question-and-answer forum, leaders weigh in on topics ranging from tech transfer to the future of Aprimo.
ExactTarget lands on Wall Street Journal list
The company, one of the city’s largest technology firms, is on the newspaper’s list of top 50 venture-funded firms.
ExactTarget reports record annual revenue
The Indianapolis-based e-mail marketing firm said revenue in 2010 grew 41 percent, to more than $134 million. The company also marked its 40th consecutive quarter of growth.
ExactTarget aims to deliver ads through new channels
E-mail is merely one component of e-mail marketer ExactTarget’s explosive growth of late, which included last month’s announcement of 500 new jobs by 2015. ExactTarget’s software-as-a-service platform has expanded to include mobile devices, Facebook and Twitter.
UPDATE: New product, services drive ExactTarget growth plans
A new product roll-out and increasing demand for client services will drive ExactTarget's growth over the next five years, CEO Scott Dorsey said Tuesday after his firm announced that it would invest $45M and add 500 employees through 2015.
E-mail marketer ExactTarget taking more downtown space
The company has inked a deal to take the entire seventh floor of the Century Building at 36 S. Pennsylvania St., and may take additional space on two other floors.
ExactTarget acquires Australian distributor
E-mail marketing firm’s purchase of mPath gives company a presence in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. The acquisition is
the third for ExactTarget in the past year.