Tech firms cash in

 

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Tech firms are raising record amounts of capital through IPOs, and the action is not limited to the United States, as recent foreign offerings show. "People need to realize that the build out of technology is worldwide and infrastructure is the next big opportunity." - Mark Dicioccio, Lehman Brothers

Agilent soars in first day of trading update Agilent Technologies, a spin-off of venerable tech firm Hewlett-Packard, soars more than 61 percent in its first day on the market. Foreign IPOs cash in on record year Along with U.S. Internet and networking companies, foreign companies also are raising a record amount of money this year through initial public offerings in the United States. Spanish Net firm explodes out of trading gate Terra Networks shares triple in U.S. and European trading as investors clamor for stock of Europe's biggest publicly traded Internet company.