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Facebook expands its Groupon-like service

From The New York Times DealBook | Facebook is introducing its discount shopping service to five European countries and Canada as part of its push to help brands communicate with its users.

Groupon meets with bankers to explore IPO

Groupon’s executives held a series of meetings with bankers Thursday in Chicago to discuss a potential initial public offering for the coupon website, CNBC’s Kate Kelly reported Thursday evening. Groupon, Kelly said, is serious about an IPO, but the process could take months, possibly into this spring. The offering could be worth $1 billion to $1.5 billion, she said, but the company hasn’t offered any details of the potential size of the deal. Get the full story »

Groupon lures institutional investors, planning IPO

From the New York Times’ DealBook | Groupon, the social buying site that rejected a $6 billion takeover bid from Google earlier this month, is negotiating as much as $950 million in financing commitments with big institutional investors, including Fidelity Investments, T. Rowe Price and Morgan Stanley, people briefed on the matter said. Groupon is preparing to go public as soon as the end of 2011, sources said. Get the full story>>