On September 10th, news surfaced that Altera, a chipmaker supported by Intel and Silver Lake, is gearing up to confidentially file for its Initial Public Offering (IPO) and is poised to make its market debut as early as this year. Presently, the company has enlisted Barclays, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley as its lead underwriters, with expectations that the IPO will raise funds in excess of $2 billion.
