Vonage Holdings Corp., a leading provider of broadband telephone services, celebrated its initial public offering on the NYSE, on May 24, 2006. Headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey, the company began trading under the ticker symbol VG.
On May 25, 2006, MasterCard Incorporated , the largest domestic U.S. IPO of 2006 year-to-date and the largest IPO on the NYSE year-to-date, began trading under the ticker symbol MA. Headquartered in Purchase, NY, there are more than one billion cards issued through the MasterCard family of brands, including MasterCard®, Maestro® and Cirrus®. The company serves consumers and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories, and is a partner to 25,000 of the world’s leading financial institutions. MasterCard Incorporated raised $2.4 billion in its IPO.
On May 26, 2006, Mueller Water Products, LLC , a company specializing in water infrastructure and flow control systems, celebrated its initial public offering on the NYSE. Headquartered in Tampa, FL, the company trades under the ticker symbol MWA.
Eaton Vance Credit Opportunities Fund, a closed-end management investment company, celebrated its initial public offering on the NYSE on May 26, 2006. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., the company began trading under the ticker symbol EOE.
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