Nasdaq executives are making an aggressive, behind the scenes push to stem the damage from the Facebook IPO, CNBC has learned. Emmanuel Dunand | AFP | Getty ImagesA source with direct knowledge of Nasdaq’s [NDAQ Loading... () ] efforts says executives have made “dozens and dozens” of phone calls over the past several days to bankers, financial sponsors, companies that have committed to Nasdaq and those that are considering a possible listing. The source says Nasdaq officials are “concerned” about the possibility of Facebook [FB Loading... () ] leaving for the NYSE [NYX Loading... () ] and believe the fallout from the IPO could have a lasting impact on its ability to lure companies to list on the exchange in the future. Still, the source ...
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