<PEDANTIC> Important news and appropriate for HN, but the use of the word "drops" in the title is a poor word choice as it suggests that the IPO did NOT occur. If you're talking about the 'release' of a new hip-hip album, the word 'drops' might be appropriate...but it has the opposite meaning if you're talking about IPOs and lawsuits ;-) </PEDANTIC><p>Visa is a fascinating company. There was a really good article about it in Fast Company several years ago.
Congratulations to the JPMorgan deal team for putting together a great deal in really tough financial situations. I too had no idea that it was a private company.<p>To anyone wondering why their symbol isn't VISA: only NASDAQ companies have four-letter symbols. NYSE-listed companies have three letters or fewer.