Author Archives: John E. Fitzgibbon Jr.

As the Good Ship IPO cruises into the New York Harbor, it will close out 2017’s first half with the heaviest weekly traffic in two years – and a fistful of companies with the word “therapeutics” in their names. So if you like therapeutics, this segment is in play. In short, 2017’s traffic has been […]

A unicorn struts on to Wall Street’s IPO calendar of eight deals this week, when summer begins. Bankers are looking to raise nearly $2 billion. Looks exciting, but that’s the Street for you. Let’s take a closer look at the traffic. Three of the eight deals are real estate investment trusts (REITs), while three others […]

This week’s IPO calendar shows five deals on its launching pad. That number is not exactly robust in the Land of IPOs, but a closer look turns up a surprising trend. In fact, 2017’s IPO figures far exceed last year’s by almost 50 percent – and there’s a reason. It’s the strength of the underlying […]

All of the action took place at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s IPO filing window last week. The break for Memorial Day meant the U.S. stock markets were closed Monday. But by Tuesday morning, bankers were revving their engines. They made the most of the four-day week by keeping the SEC’s window busy. The […]

Wall Street faces a short work week, with the U.S. stock markets closed Monday for Memorial Day and just two names on the IPO calendar. This week, the calendar also flips from May to June – with just one name on each side of the monthly divide. One deal, though, is not really an initial […]