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This week wraps up the summer of 2012 for the IPO market. There are six deals on the calendar and nothing thereafter. But there are a few headliners in the wings this week waiting to make their debuts. They are a couple of well- known restaurant chains and a sporting dynasty that dates back into the 19^th Century.

 

August’s IPO calendar opens for business Wednesday morning. All told, there are four deals scheduled to make their debuts this week and two more the following. After that, the calendar will probably close down for its traditional hibernation period from about two weeks before Labor Day to about two weeks after the early September holiday. During August 2011, only four IPOs made it out the door.

 

This week’s IPO calendar sports eight deals. The last time there were more was for the week of May 7, when 12 IPOs were on tap, but only five made it to market. There is some good news this week. Another cloud-computing company is getting top billing, according to IPO handicappers.

 

 

When the IPO Express pulled into the Wall Street Station last week, it had a lot going for it. The train was on schedule and loaded with goodies.

 

July 4^th spells holiday in the U.S. capital markets. Then Wall Street gets back to work the next day, if it is not on a weekend. But the IPO calendar has an extended vacation.