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The IPO Buzz: Moving the IPO Merchandise
By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
The trick in selling anything is marking the merchandise at a price to sell. October’s secondary/follow-on calendar has found the answer; the new-issues calendar has not. And the end result is on the ticker tape. In Wall Street jargon, “the tape tells the tale.”
IPO Traffic for Week Ending Oct. 23, 2009
The IPO Buzz: IPO Highway Markers
By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
Navigating the IPO market is a bit like driving down the highway, where you need to focus on what you can see through the windshield while occasionally checking out any other activity by glancing in the rear view mirror.
IPO Traffic for Week Ending Oct. 16, 2009
The IPO Buzz: For IPOs, Three’s Company
By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
Now that the excitement over last week’s billion-dollar IPOs has died down, bankers are returning to more “normal times.” This week’s calendar has three names on it, with bankers aiming to raise a little over $600 million. One company operates in the United States, the other two in China.
IPO Traffic for Week Ending Oct. 9, 2009
IPO Traffic for Week Ending Oct. 2, 2009
The IPO Buzz: Over the IPO Rainbow
By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
A rainbow will stretch over lower Manhattan this week as Wall Street’s bankers get ready to price two big IPOs, with the aim of raising $8.6 billion. If things go according to plan, there might be a pot or two of gold in the offing.
The IPO Buzz: IPO Thrills and Spills
By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat made themselves known in last week’s IPO market. One deal soared in the aftermarket while another crashed on take-off. Both left everyone shaking their heads.