Goals has grown by 300% since its floatation in 2004 and now employs about 800 people.

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Both Hoberman and Lane Fox have vigorously denied suggestions they will "take the money and run" post floatation.

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The floatation will mark the first time China's regulators have allowed a privately held company to tap domestic capital markets.

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With Facebook gearing up for its own megabucks floatation, Rovio has been caught up in the ongoing debate about funny money.

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Groupon has put its stock market floatation on hold for at least a few weeks because of market volatility, sources told Reuters.

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The floatation of BBMG and State Construction follows a 10 month halt to public offerings on Chinese bourses imposed last year that was lifted in late June.

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Groupon had previously cited unstable market as the reason behind a floatation delay, but despite the market remaining rocky, the online deals service is now aiming to go public in late October.

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And there will still be more coming to the cousins once their empire is unraveled through the floatation of its biggest businesses, the sale of some others and liquidation of several investments.

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The company said media reports had been focusing on "alleged improper activity" at parties at its headquarters in Costa Rica but that the allegations related to a time before its July 2004 floatation.

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British Telecom is considering abandoning its plans for a floatation of its wireless arm, including BT Cellnet, in favour of a merger with Telefonica Moviles, the mobile phone arm of the Spanish telecoms company.

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