Author Archives: Jan Paschal

  Magic Johnson’s SPAC – ESH Acquisition Corp. (ESHAU) – raised $100 million in its IPO priced on Tuesday night, June 13, 2023 – becoming the first deal priced this month. The entertainment and sports-focused SPAC priced its IPO in sync with the terms in its prospectus: 10 million units at $10.00 each. Each unit […]

Mediterranean fare leads the IPO menu this week. CAVA Group (CAVA proposed), the Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant chain, increased its IPO price range to $19.00 to $20.00 – up from $17.00 to $19.00 initially – early today (Monday, June 12, 2023). The Washington, D.C.-based restaurant company kept the number of shares at 14.44 million. CAVA Group […]

Just like that: Cava Group (CAVA proposed) filed terms early Monday afternoon for its IPO – 14.44 million shares at $17 to $19 – to raise $260 million, according to an S-1/A filing dated June 5, 2023. The Mediterranean restaurant chain’s IPO filing followed an unofficial CAVA Watch party kicked off on Sunday afternoon by […]

Cava Group Inc. (CAVA proposed) is giving IPO investors something to talk about on the first Monday in June. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Mediterranean restaurant chain is likely to start its IPO roadshow as soon as Tuesday (June 6, 2023) “in a key test of investor appetite for fast-growing companies that are still unprofitable.” […]

Memorial Day is traditionally linked to a slight pause in IPO traffic. Just three micro-cap IPOs are on the IPO Calendar for the week of May 29, 2023. The U.S. stock market will be closed Monday, May 29, for Memorial Day, the federal holiday honoring the men and women in the U.S. military who have […]

M is for mid-point. Atmus Filtration Technologies, Inc. (ATMU) priced its IPO at $19.50 – the mid-point of its $18.00-to-$21.00 range – on 14.12 million shares – to raise $275.43 million on Thursday night (May 25, 2023). Atmus Filtration’s stock opened at $21.67 – up $2.17 or up about 11.1 percent from the IPO price – […]

Just before the Memorial Day weekend begins, the IPO marquee features one big traditional deal – Atmus Filtration Technologies, Inc. (ATMU proposed). The Nashville-based company, which makes filters and accessories for commercial trucks and off-highway vehicles and heavy equipment, is being spun off by diesel engine maker Cummins (CMI). The IPO is set for pricing […]

On the road again: Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc. (ATMU proposed), a spinoff from diesel engine manufacturer Cummins, jump-started the IPO market early today (Tuesday, May 16, 2023) by disclosing its IPO terms: 14.12 million shares at $18.00 to $21.00 to raise $275.43 million. The profitable company, whose products include fuel filters, lube filters, coolants and […]

The IPO market hit the reset button on Monday night (May 15, 2023). Strong Global Entertainment (SGE) priced its micro-cap IPO at $4.00 – $1.00 below its $5.00 assumed IPO price – to raise $4.0 million. The micro-cap IPO was the first deal to get priced in more than a week as concerns over the U.S. […]

Micro-cap IPOs are back on the runway after Kenvue (KVUE) led last week’s $4.5 billion in deals. This week’s IPO Calendar is quiet in comparison – with up to six micro-cap initial public offerings expected to raise about $94.6 million. Kenvue – Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ) spinoff of its consumer health products business – raised […]