Author Archives: John E. Fitzgibbon Jr.
The IPO Buzz: An IPO Sweet 16
Wall Street closes out the second quarter of 2015 with the largest IPO calendar of the year. It has 16 deals that could raise over $2.6 billion. Now that’s a “Sweet 16” scenario that even the toughest Wall Street bankers could love. Looking back, the largest previous calendar was for the week of July 28, […]
June 22, 2015 Read MoreIPO Traffic: Week Ending June 19, 2015
IPO Traffic: Week Ending June 12, 2015
The IPO Buzz: A Brisk IPO Box office
Wall Street is picking up a cue from Broadway, where the box office is booming. Look no further than U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s filing window. It was a busy place last week. Actually, it was the busiest week in nine months. Consider this: Last week, 11 companies filed plans to go public. Thirteen companies […]
June 15, 2015 Read MoreThe IPO Buzz: An IPO with Wings
The IPO calendar in the second week of June takes flight with Wingstop (WING – proposed), a restaurant franchisor and operator known for its way with chicken wings. The deal is on the “most wanted” lists of many IPO professionals. This year could go down in IPO history as the year of the fast-casual restaurant […]
June 8, 2015 Read MoreIPO Traffic: Week Ending June 5, 2015
IPO Traffic: Week Ending June 5, 2015
The IPO Buzz: June Gets an IPO Jump-Start
June’s first week kicks off with four IPOs on the calendar. The word around The Street is all are “in play.” To cut to the chase, here’s the pecking order, according to the IPO pros. Tea Time DAVIDsTEA (DTEA – proposed) is a Québec-based branded beverage company offering a wide selection of proprietary loose-leaf teas, […]
May 31, 2015 Read More