Category Archives: The IPO Buzz

The IPO Buzz: Behind the IPO Tech Headlines

Facts show technology IPOs have been the driving force in this year’s new issues market. You won’t see any tech deals this week. But that doesn’t change this year’s hottest trend. Next week, there could be another fire-breathing tech dragon on the calendar; more about that later.
 
March 4, 2012 Read More

The IPO Buzz: Harvesting the IPO Clouds

 
A cloud swept over Wall Street last week and rained dollars on the IPO parade. Only one deal got out the door, but it had ties to cloud computing. Its stock soared for an opening-day gain of 30 percent. And guess what? There’s another IPO on this week’s calendar with ties to cloud computing.
 
February 19, 2012 Read More

The IPO Buzz: IPO Haves and Have-Nots

 
The 2012 IPO market is emerging as one that’s split between the “haves” and the “have nots.” Last week’s filings and this week’s calendar show examples of each.
 
February 5, 2012 Read More

The IPO Buzz: Sweet February for IPOs

 
January’s IPO traffic was slow with just three deals priced, but February is a different story. The calendar is already brimming with 14 new issues that could raise as much as $2 billion. Waiting in the wings is a possible Facebook IPO filing.
 
January 29, 2012 Read More

The IPO Buzz: Best IPO Outlook in 7 Years

When the IPO Express pulls into town this week, it will be on schedule with past years. And 2012 is shaping up to be a good year. One deal is onboard for this week and two for next. And since the first of the year, 23 companies have either filed plans to go public, or announced expected pricing terms or filed updated amendments.
 
January 16, 2012 Read More

The IPO Buzz: Fat Cats and IPO Fees

 
Wall Street’s greed was the target of a December 19th story about the Zynga (ZNGA) IPO. The financial media reported underwriters pocketed $32.5 million in fees while investors took a shellacking when the stock tanked. This was, of course, classic Mark Twain.
 
January 8, 2012 Read More

The IPO Buzz: Floating on the IPO Clouds

 
There are two things we know will happen during the coming year. First, the sun will come up in the morning and next, the media drumbeat will continue for a Facebook IPO. But there are some happy clouds floating in the IPO skies that are being overlooked.
 
January 2, 2012 Read More