After a somewhat underwhelming IPO back in July, Woburn, MA-based Monotype Imaging (NASDAQ: TYPE) has filed for a secondary offering of up to 6.9 million shares. Proceeds from the stock sale could total some $101 million and will go to selling stockholders of the text-imaging firm, including TA Associates Funds, which is offering 5.2 million of the 17 million Monotype shares that it currently holds.
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