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By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.

 

Most of Wall Street’s syndicate desks have stopped burning the midnight oil in the two-week lull before the Labor Day holiday weekend. However, not all the lights have been dimmed. There is one deal on this week’s IPO calendar and another the following week. Each is a real estate investment trust, better known as a REIT.

 

 

By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.

 

The IPO issuers sailed away with hundreds of millions of dollars last week, while the bankers scooped up tens of millions. But where were the customers’ yachts?

 

 

By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.

 

The road to Labor Day starts on the first of August and Wall Street investment bankers have until the middle of the month to get their IPOs done. Then they shut their doors and hang up the sign “Closed for Vacation.”

 

 

By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.

 

As the IPO Express pulls into the depot this week, it’ll unload the last of July’s deals and pick up the first of August’s passengers. But don’t look now – the waiting line is growing for August’s run through the new-issue valley.

 

 

By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.

 

Safely tucked away in the canyons of Wall Street is an alley called IPO Lane. Recently, it has been attracting some traffic and as earnings season kicks into high gear, you can expect more.