Category Archives: The IPO Buzz

The May IPO market storms into town with all the excitement and thrills of a Chinese New Year parade. There are eight deals on this week’s calendar and another seven for next week. Collectively, they could raise as much as $3.2 billion. And there’s more. The Street expects fireworks from some of those 15 names.

 

Thunder and lightning rolled through the canyons of Wall Street last week and the forecast is for more of the same, but not for this week’s IPO calendar.

 

 

By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.

 

When words such as “cloud computing” and “China” wrap their fingers around an IPO these days, you can anticipate some aftermarket fireworks. 21Vianet Group (VNET – proposed) – a Chinese “cloud computing” company – heads up this week’s IPO calendar. The Street is calling it “the pick of the week.”

 

 

By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.

 

The IPO circus comes to town this week with eight acts on its card looking to raise over $1.8 billion. Zipcar (ZIP –proposed) and Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO – proposed) are expected to star in the center ring. Some even think Arcos, the world’s largest McDonald’s franchisee, could be the sleeper of the week.  

 

 

By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.

 

The market is coming alive with the sound of IPOs. Last week, over a dozen companies filed plans to go public or set pricing terms, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s filing window. They expect to raise $2 billion. Among those numbers was the anxiously anticipated Zipcar (ZIP –proposed) offering. Away we go.

 

 

By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.

 

The IPO market cruises into the end of Q1 2011 with five deals on this week’s calendar. Two are carryovers from last week and there is one that is drawing a lot of attention. It is Apollo Global Management (APO – proposed). 

 

 

By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.

 

Stocks are bought on hope, held in greed and sold in fear. First Egypt, then Japan and Libya have sprinkled fear over the markets and brought the Nasdaq Composite Index to its knees. It closed on Friday in minus territory for the year. And the IPO market? It has become selective.

 

 

By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.

 

Reading tea leaves to get a glimpse of the future is a waste of time in the cynical eye of a Wall Street professional. Reading the S-1/A filings from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s filing window is a different story. Over the last 10 days, the S-1/A filings have been giving off a strong message. They’re saying: Get ready for an interesting IPO calendar.

 

 

By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.

 

The IPO train rolls into town this week with bankers looking to raise $3.7 billion. That’s a lot of money, but the spotlight will be on only one deal.

 

 

By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.

 

The saying around the golf links is “drive for show, putt for dough.” There’s a lot of truth in that. Today’s IPO market is a case in point.