Analysis, data, news. Anything Wall Street wants, Bloomberg tries to get it. Started in 1981 by former trader (and now New York mayor) Michael Bloomberg, the company quickly blossomed into the global financial news giant it is today with some 8,200 employees. While the company's Bloomberg terminal, a ubiquitous financial tool, is still a core piece of its business, its radio, television and media services have become equally important divisions. And with Bloomberg bringing in an estimated $4.1 billion in revenue in 2005, according to projections by Dun & Bradstreet, it's easy to see why underwriters would kill to put together a Bloomberg public offering. "There is a company, especially with all the activity in the financial sector right now, that would have no problem," says Tom Taulli, author of Investing in IPOs and a blog called Dealprofiles.com. "That would be a standout IPO."