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    Fractal Design announces Nasdaq IPO plans

    Sweden based premium PC parts maker generated US$76m (£55m) in sales in 2020.
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    Re: Fractal Design announces Nasdaq IPO plans

    I hope this doesn't ultimately lead to pressure, from new investors, to cut costs and downgrade quality.

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    Re: Fractal Design announces Nasdaq IPO plans

    55 million in sales, with current stock trends...I predict a 1.2 billion float!

    And I'm only half joking..

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    Re: Fractal Design announces Nasdaq IPO plans

    Quote Originally Posted by Tunnah View Post
    55 million in sales, with current stock trends...I predict a 1.2 billion float!

    And I'm only half joking..
    Guess it entirely depends on how many shares they intend to offer in the IPO, has to be said that Fractal Design is rather limited though compared to say Corsair Gaming (which is trading 2-3 times higher than the initial IPO listing back in September). They have a rather niche limited product range in comparison, so unless they branch out into other areas I think the growth rate is optimistic from my own personal point of view.

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    Re: Fractal Design announces Nasdaq IPO plans

    Quote Originally Posted by Friesiansam View Post
    I hope this doesn't ultimately lead to pressure, from new investors, to cut costs and downgrade quality.
    It usually does eventually, but how quickly remains to be seen. If they use the model of non-voting shares then it might be ok. The problem comes when the investors get voting rights and only vote to maximise dividends/hostile takeover at the expense of anything else.

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    Re: Fractal Design announces Nasdaq IPO plans

    Ughhh. I've long been a fan of Fractal for both the quality of their products and their support. It will be sad if the faceless shareholder monster turns them into yet another PC component manufacturer who allow quality to degrade whilst selling on the strength of their brand name. Hopefully that doesn't happen...

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    Re: Fractal Design announces Nasdaq IPO plans

    Quote Originally Posted by watercooled View Post
    Ughhh. I've long been a fan of Fractal for both the quality of their products and their support. It will be sad if the faceless shareholder monster turns them into yet another PC component manufacturer who allow quality to degrade whilst selling on the strength of their brand name. Hopefully that doesn't happen...
    but yet we all know/fear it will...

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    Re: Fractal Design announces Nasdaq IPO plans

    Quote Originally Posted by watercooled View Post
    Ughhh. I've long been a fan of Fractal for both the quality of their products and their support. It will be sad if the faceless shareholder monster turns them into yet another PC component manufacturer who allow quality to degrade whilst selling on the strength of their brand name. Hopefully that doesn't happen...
    i echo that, love fractal cases, quality is above most on the market in my opinion.

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    Re: Fractal Design announces Nasdaq IPO plans

    Quote Originally Posted by watercooled View Post
    Ughhh. I've long been a fan of Fractal for both the quality of their products and their support. It will be sad if the faceless shareholder monster turns them into yet another PC component manufacturer who allow quality to degrade whilst selling on the strength of their brand name. Hopefully that doesn't happen...
    We all know that it will happen, one way or another

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    Re: Fractal Design announces Nasdaq IPO plans

    Following the steps of Corsair I see

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    Re: Fractal Design announces Nasdaq IPO plans

    Quote Originally Posted by iEimis View Post
    Following the steps of Corsair I see
    If it follows GME, I'm all in.

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    Re: Fractal Design announces Nasdaq IPO plans

    Even if it follows just the trick Corsair pulled, that's more than enough to get involved!

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    Re: Fractal Design announces Nasdaq IPO plans

    Well better get a new case before it all goes to rubbishrubbishrubbishrubbish

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