The price declined after the company gave what was interpreted as negative guidance on its gross margins for the first half in its 2005 results announcement. But according to people familiar with the offering, the investors had decided to sell even before the announcement - since their six-month post-listing lock-up expired on April 14.
ôPrivate equity has a track record of making good investments but to sell as quickly as they can,ö one observer said,...
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