Tableau Software Plans IPO to Drive Sales Expansion

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Tableau Software Inc., which devises programs to turn complex databases into graphics and maps, is planning an initial public offering within the next four to nine months and named F5 Networks Inc. Chief Executive Officer John McAdam to its board to help drive its expansion.

The Seattle, Washington-based company will pick bankers to advise on a share sale within a month and could go public in as little as four months, board member and investor Scott Sandell said in an interview.