[jedberg]

Interesting. I wonder if it is coincidence, or if they timed this to ride on the Dropbox IPO.

[brendino]

It's related to the Dell - VMWare reverse merger. They have to raise cash to fund the merger.

[jedberg]

That makes sense. I didn't put that together.

[goatherders]

Seriously? Dell owns 50% of Pivotal with the rest owned by companies like General Electric and Microsoft. The valuation is $3B. They aren't coattailing anything - it's an actual business with actual customers and actual value.

[jedberg]

I know it's an actual business. I wasn't suggesting it wasn't.

But even actual businesses can get a nice boost by filing along with a successful related IPO.

[what_ever]

I don't think the decision could be made that quickly. IPOs are usually in work for months if not years.

[newfoundglory]

Pivotal has been talking about an IPO for years, yes - but the exact announcement timing could perhaps be adjusted in reaction to other events.