June’s final week closed out the IPO second quarter and first half of 2015 with a pre-Fourth of July explosion – a moonshot. Seres Therapeutics (MCRB) popped Friday for an opening-day gain of 185.6 percent. This was the fourth IPO to do so this year. Note: An IPO moonshot is any deal that ends its […]
June 29, 2015 Read MoreWall 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 MoreWall 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 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 MoreJune’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 MoreThe Memorial Day break usually slows down the IPO market or brings it to a complete stop. This year is the latter. There is nothing on this week’s calendar, but May 2015’s IPO report card gets high marks. May 2015’s calendar generated 22 IPOs that raised $4.6 billion, according to the U.S. Securities and […]
May 25, 2015 Read MoreThe IPO market has always been divided between the haves and the have-nots. Last week’s traffic underscored this division. Early warning signals were sent even before the IPOs started trading. That raises the question: How to tell a have from a have-not before an IPO starts trading? The answer: Check the IPO’s final pricing terms […]
May 18, 2015 Read MoreWith the NASDAQ Composite and the S&P 500 Index closing Friday at record highs and the Dow Jones Industrial Average not too far behind, the IPO calendar seems to be groping for leadership. This week, it falls back on favorites from the past – limited partnerships and health-care providers. All told, the calendar has six […]
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