NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwire) — 05/29/12 — CEO appeared as a contributing guest on a special edition of CNBC-s “Closing Bell” on May 17 to discuss Facebook, the largest Internet IPO in history. The stock, which is listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol FB, has been the hot topic in the financial news media since it went public at $38 per share on May 18.
Thomas Belesis appeared alongside finance and tech experts including Josh Brown of Fusion Analytics and former HP CEO Carly Fiorina. Currently fluctuating below its opening price, analysts and talking heads continue to eagerly discuss the future of the company that defined social media as we know it today.
Belesis demonstrated optimism about Facebook, citing the $13 billion IPO as having potential to be very important for the company-s growth. “We cannot forget that this company is going to create commerce,” said Belesis during a debate about Facebook-s ability to generate revenue.
A full-service independent broker/dealer and investment-banking firm located in New York City-s Financial District, ahead of the IPO when the company announced that they raised $33 million for private shares of Facebook in the secondary market through Global Innovation Fund SPV1 LTD, a fund managed by Galt Capital. Combined with other funds including JTF Multi-Opportunity Fund, the firm has raised a total of $47 million in private shares of Facebook.
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