The 14 Biggest IPOs in History

The 14 Biggest IPOs in History

February 1, 2012

Enel S.p.A.

Deal Size: $16.452 billion
Date: November 1, 1999

Ente Nazionale per L'Energie Elettrica, or Enel, is Italy's largest power company. It became Italy's largest company by market cap and Europe's largest IPO when the state sold off more than 30 percent of the company in a 1999 offering.

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The graffiti artist who decorated the walls of Facebook’s first headquarters and opted to get paid in stock instead of cash. Choe’s artful move will have a pretty payoff, which reports have estimated to total anywhere from $200 million to $500 million.

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The graffiti artist who decorated the walls of Facebook’s first headquarters and opted to get paid in stock instead of cash. Choe’s artful move will have a pretty payoff, which reports have estimated to total anywhere from $200 million to $500 million.

Facebook's IPO: 11 People Becoming Ridiculously Rich