Google files for unusual $2.7 billion IPO

C|Net News> Internet search leader Google filed to go public on Thursday, seeking to raise $2.7 billion in an unusual auction-style offering that will give the founders rare control over the company.

The registration filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission offers an estimate of what the company believes it may be able to raise with its initial public offering, but it does not disclose the number of shares that will be offered, nor the range in price for those shares. read more>

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