The IPO Buzz: IPO Markdowns and Magic

It was down and dirty around the IPO pricing window last week. Ten deals came to market. All were priced below their original offering terms. Marking down merchandise usually does not give investors magical first-day returns. This time proved to be the exception to the rule. They caught lightning in a bottle.
 
April 20, 2014 Read More

The IPO Buzz: Fast Times in the IPO Market

 
It looks like fast times in the IPO market these days. Since the beginning of March 2014, 58 companies filed to go public, 58 companies updated their filing plans, and 39 IPOs have been priced, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings. As impressive as these numbers are, today’s IPO calendar is not in a bubble mode. Actually, today’s traffic is BELOW the average for the last 34 years.
 
April 6, 2014 Read More

The IPO Buzz: IPO Candy and Clouds

Last week’s newly minted IPOs danced among the stars. Experts expect pretty much the same from this week’s calendar. It has 11 deals looking to raise over $2 billion. Among them are a couple of cloud-computer companies, four from the financial sector, and oh, yes, Candy Crush Saga is going public.
 
March 23, 2014 Read More

The IPO Buzz: Tech IPOs Take Off

Tech IPOs have arrived. Six of the 11 names on this week’s new-issues calendar are technology deals. And the sector’s aftermarket performance has been soaring.  
 
March 16, 2014 Read More

The IPO Buzz: Tech IPOs on a Joyride

 
Fasten your seatbelts for a wild ride on the IPO highway. The technology sector is arriving. There is one deal on this week’s calendar plus three on next week’s; the filings continue to build, and their aftermarket performances are breathtaking.
 
March 9, 2014 Read More

The IPO Buzz: Tech IPOs Light Up the Sky

 
The year’s first tech IPO popped with an opening-day moonshot, 2013’s last tech IPO lit up the sky with an opening-day starburst – and this week’s calendar features a tech IPO called Coupons.com.
 
March 2, 2014 Read More

The IPO Buzz: Tech IPO Trade Winds

 
Last week’s traffic clearly signaled a shift in the trade winds sweeping through the Valley of IPOs. The cannonball run for the biotech sector looks like it’s over, but another sector is opening – technology.
 
February 17, 2014 Read More
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