"Transmeta Corp., which claims its microprocessors give laptops
Internet access performance similar to that of desktop computers,
filed on Thursday to raise $200 million in an initial public
offering."
"Some of Transmeta's biggest investors include Microsoft Corp.
co-founder Paul Allen, whose Vulcan Ventures investment vehicle
currently holds a 7 percent stake equal to 3,954,333 shares.
International financier George Soros holds a 5 percent position, or
2,808,000 shares, through his Quantum Industrial Partners."
"Transmeta, based in Santa Clara, Calif., has applied for a
Nasdaq listing under the symbol "TMTA" , and will have the IPO
jointly managed by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and Deutsche Banc
Alex Brown."
