The IPO Buzz: Cover Story
All you had to do was to look at the cover. We’re talking about the cover page of the prospectus for each of Friday’s four IPOs. Two went splat and two popped in the aftermarket.
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The IPO Buzz: Down to Earth
This fall’s high-flying IPO market lost altitude last week and hit the runway without all its landing gear in place. By Friday’s close, three of six deals finished below their initial offering prices and the average aftermarket performance for all six was a minus 0.21 percent.
The IPO Buzz: Fall Frenzy
What do you get when you see an opening-day gain from a $20 billion IPO of 15 percent, a REIT popping for 13 percent and a deal from a troubled industrial sector gaining 18 percent? Maybe an IPO frenzy?
The IPO Buzz: A Tale of Two Markets
Bull markets are more fun.
The IPO Buzz: Running of the Bulls
In case you hadn’t noticed, the running of the IPO bulls started in mid-September. And this week looks to produce the biggest new-issues calendar since January.
The IPO Buzz: Sink or Swim
On Friday morning, Mr. John Coustas, president and CEO of the Greek shipping company Danaos, stepped onto the balcony of the New York Stock Exchange to ring the opening bell. It was to launch the listing of his company’s IPO. The stock opened flat. It sank in the aftermarket.
The IPO Buzz: A Super September
September 2006’s IPO market closed on an upbeat note. Wall Street bankers priced three deals for Friday’s trading, seven for the week and 15 for the month, according to available reports.
The IPO Buzz: Going for the Gold
If you don’t know the horse, bet the jockey. That advice has floated around the race tracks for decades. The same could be said for Wall Street, its IPO stable and its investment bankers.
The IPO Buzz: September’s Song
There’s something different about this year’s September IPO calendar. It is getting off to a busier post-Labor Day start than in the past.
The IPO Buzz: Orient Express
The fall IPO season got off to a fast start this past week. Bankers priced just one deal and it responded with the sharpest opening-day gain in four months.