1.   And last year, Rhone-Poulenc started grouping its chemical assets into a separate company called Rhodia, which it plans to take public later this year.

2.   And most of the companies CMGI had helped take public were generating mind-boggling returns for their investors.

3.   As often is the case, executives at other firms taken public by Stratton had a lot to gain from the proposed e-Net share sale.

4.   Bill Clinton has never been the strong, silent type, but as president he may have taken public musing on his own foibles to new heights.

5.   But as the technology market has come down to earth, some people are questioning the very rationale behind taking public what is essentially a venture capital firm.

6.   By contrast, the average company taken public by Baltimore-based investment banker Alex.

7.   Class action lawyers are piling in, suing underwriters and the companies they took public over allegations of a rigged market.

8.   COLT Telecom, a European communications company that Fidelity started and took public, has been a huge success.

9.   For example, she said, analysts will still help bankers identify and evaluate companies that Merrill could take public.

10.   Hambrecht will continue to make markets in stocks it has taken public or that its research analysts cover, she said.