The IPO Buzz: Life Story
The IPO market is much like life. It has a past, a present and a future. Last week, all the IPO bases were touched.
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The IPO Buzz: SPACs Go Splat
Three deals got out the door last week, an oil and gas limited partnership and two special purpose acquisition companies — or SPACs for short. Issuers raised capital, bankers collected fees and investors went home with empty pockets — just another week on Wall Street.
The IPO Buzz: From Bad to Breakeven
Last week wasn’t the best time to throw a handful of IPOs into the market. Had bankers tried to find a worse one, it would have been difficult.
The IPO Buzz: July’s Quality vs. Quanitity
The week of the July 4th holiday break is generally slow for the IPO production line. And last week was no exception. None were priced.
The IPO Buzz: Flops and Fast Traffic
If you think Wall Street’s investment bankers couldn’t get out of town fast enough after a disastrous IPO week, think again. The week was much better than most thought.
The IPO Buzz: Reading the Market
There weren’t too many smiles at the IPO Corral last week, but it wasn’t a complete disaster, either. It was a classic lesson in reading the market.
The IPO Buzz: Banking on Sunshine
There was more riding on last week’s VeraSun Energy deal than many realized. Had it flopped, the IPO Summer of 2006 would have been over before it started.
The IPO Buzz: Behind the SCOOP Ratings
Wall Street is a perpetual motion machine. And a SCOOP rating – like the one for VeraSun Energy – reflects that.
The IPO Buzz: Backstage Story
June’s IPO market got off to a stumbling start as each deal was priced well below its filing range. But the action backstage at the IPO Theater pointed to a good month.
The IPO Buzz: Rolling the Dice
Three high-profile IPOs were priced last week. One crashed on take-off, one did better than expected and the other didn’t trade. Investors coughed up over $12.6 billion to buy the trio.