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Investments

Feb. 2, 2012

Facebook files for IPO

In a much-anticipated move, Menlo Park-based Facebook Inc. filed for its initial public offering on Wednesday, looking to raise $5 billion with Fenwick & West LLP leading the charge.

By Robert Pierce

Daily Journal Staff Writer

In a much-anticipated move, Menlo Park-based Facebook Inc. filed for its initial public offering on Wednesday, looking to raise $5 billion with Fenwick & West LLP leading the charge.

The offering is the largest ever for a U.S. Internet company.

Mountain View partners Gordon K. Davidson and Jeffrey R. Vetter and Seattle associate James D. Evans led the team for Fenwick & West.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP i...

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