The IPO Buzz: Sunset for the IPOs of 2012
This week, the 2012 IPO Express prepares to make its last run of the year. Today’s timetable is only following schedules from past years when the IPO traffic comes to its end by mid-December.
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The IPO Buzz: Ride a White Horse
December’s IPO calendar opens with WhiteHorse Finance (WHF – proposed) – and it’s the only deal expected this week. But most don’t consider this a true initial public offering. This deal was filed under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) N-2 form, which is submitted by closed-end management investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The IPO Buzz: Behind the Bare IPO Shelves
Don’t look now, but this week’s IPO calendar is clean and green. There’s nothing on it – much like the shelves of Old Mother Hubbard’s cupboard. But there are reasons for the vanishing faces of IPOs. One is the stock market. The other is a change in the rules.
The IPO Buzz: An IPO Wet Blanket
A two-month retreat in the Nasdaq Composite Index has rained on Wall Street’s IPO parade. Last week started with four deals on the calendar. In the end, two were withdrawn, one was postponed and the one that made it to market crashed on take-off. This week’s calendar features just two IPOs in a three-day workweek due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday break.
The IPO Buzz: Shorter Path to the IPO Calendar
When the 2012 U.S. presidential election moved into the history books last week, Wall Street turned its attention to the present – the fiscal cliff, Greece, Spain and, to a lesser degree, “What looks good in the IPO pipeline?”
The IPO Buzz: An IPO Rebound After Sandy
Hurricane Sandy stormed through New Jersey and reportedly knocked out power to 2.6 million customers. IPOScoop.com was one. A week later, it was reported that 445,000 PSE&G customers remained without power. IPOScoop.com is one.
The IPO Buzz: Life in the IPO Fast Lane
October 2012 was an excellent month for IPOs. The calendar turned out 22 deals – up sharply from September, when eight IPOs got out the door. The last time more deals came to market was in May 2011 with 23 IPOs.
The IPO Buzz: A Friday Full of IPOs
Bookmark Friday, Oct. 26. That’s when this week’s IPO calendar swings into action with two limited partnerships and a company with household-name products. The buzz is that investors are lining up to get in these deals.
The IPO Buzz: A Top-Notch IPO Report Card
The IPO market brought home a report card last week that was something to brag about. But this week, it’s so quiet that it looks like school is closed.
The IPO Buzz: An Autumn IPO Bonanza
The Street is on track for its busiest IPO week in more than a year. This week’s calendar lists 11 deals looking to raise $3.5 billion. Two are blockbusters known as billion-dollar babies – each expects to raise $1 billion. Another deal is a cloud-based application provider that IPO experts think could soar into orbit.