Reuters: Technology News: E-commerce software maker ChannelAdvisor shares soar in debut

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E-commerce software maker ChannelAdvisor shares soar in debut May 23rd 2013, 15:11 Thu May 23, 2013 11:11am EDT (Reuters) - Shares of cloud-based e-commerce software provider ChannelAdvisor Corp soared as much as 39 percent in their debut, as enterprise software makers continue to draw investor attention with their strong revenue models. The company's shares opened up 25 percent, after its initial public offering of 5.8 million shares was priced at $14 per share, the high end of its pricing range. They touched an intraday high of $19.46, valuing the company at about $400 million. ChannelAdvisor, founded in 2001, helps companies sell their merchandise across online channels such as Amazon.com Inc, Google Inc, eBay and Facebook Inc. The Morrisville, North Carolina-based company, whose competitors include Mercent Corp, intends to use the proceeds to expand its international operations and sales and marketing capabilities. Some of its largest customers include Ann Taylor, eBags.com, J&R Electronics and Jos. A. Bank Clothiers. Investment firms Kodiak Venture Partners, Advance Technology Ventures and New Enterprise Associates own about two-thirds of ChannelAdvisor. Last week, data analysis software maker Tableau Software Inc saw its shares jump as much as 68 percent in its trading debut on rising interest on big data. Shares of business software companies such as WorkDay Inc, Guidewire Software Inc and Service Now Inc are also trading well above their IPO prices. Enterprise companies, which sell services to businesses rather than individuals, have risen 37 percent, on average, in the two years since their IPOs, compared with 13 percent for consumer companies, according to market data firm Ipreo. The companies are being buoyed by new technologies like mobile and "cloud" computing, trends that are creating tremendous business opportunities for young enterprise firms, investors say, leading them to grab market share from incumbents like Oracle Corp and SAP AG. One of the biggest reasons for the enthusiasm involves the cloud, or the ability to access data on the Internet from remote servers rather than from their own computers in house â€" and the savings and flexibility that come with it. Goldman Sachs and Stifel Nicolaus are the lead underwriters on the offering. ChannelAdvisor shares were trading up 33 percent at $18.53 on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. (Reporting by Tanya Agrawal in Bangalore; Editing by Joyjeet Das) Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints

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