Category Archives: The IPO Buzz

The IPO Buzz: Message in the IPO Median

 
Averages can be misleading. That’s what former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich told an investment bankers’ convention in 1994. He gave an example. He said if he (about 5 feet tall) got on an elevator with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (about 7 feet tall), the average height of the occupants would be 6 feet. He made his point.
 
January 6, 2013 Read More

The IPO Buzz: IPO Drama in 2012

There were three noteworthy stories in 2012’s IPO market. The first was the year’s most dramatic IPO. The next was a major change in how companies go public. And the third was this year’s stock market – it wrote the script to the IPO calendar.
 
December 31, 2012 Read More

The IPO Buzz: 2012 IPO Game Not Over

“It ain’t over ‘til it’s over,” said baseball Hall of Fame member Yogi Berra. And those words of wisdom apply to today’s IPO calendar. Three of last week’s proposed offerings were pushed into this week. By Friday, the 2012 IPO market just might be over.
 
December 16, 2012 Read More

The IPO Buzz: Sunset for the IPOs of 2012

 
This week, the 2012 IPO Express prepares to make its last run of the year. Today’s timetable is only following schedules from past years when the IPO traffic comes to its end by mid-December.
 
December 9, 2012 Read More

The IPO Buzz: Ride a White Horse

December’s IPO calendar opens with WhiteHorse Finance (WHF – proposed) – and it’s the only deal expected this week. But most don’t consider this a true initial public offering. This deal was filed under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) N-2 form, which is submitted by closed-end management investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
December 2, 2012 Read More

The IPO Buzz: Behind the Bare IPO Shelves

 
Don’t look now, but this week’s IPO calendar is clean and green. There’s nothing on it – much like the shelves of Old Mother Hubbard’s cupboard. But there are reasons for the vanishing faces of IPOs. One is the stock market. The other is a change in the rules.
 
November 25, 2012 Read More

The IPO Buzz: An IPO Wet Blanket

 
A two-month retreat in the Nasdaq Composite Index has rained on Wall Street’s IPO parade. Last week started with four deals on the calendar. In the end, two were withdrawn, one was postponed and the one that made it to market crashed on take-off. This week’s calendar features just two IPOs in a three-day workweek due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday break.
 
November 18, 2012 Read More

The IPO Buzz: Shorter Path to the IPO Calendar

 
When the 2012 U.S. presidential election moved into the history books last week, Wall Street turned its attention to the present – the fiscal cliff, Greece, Spain and, to a lesser degree, “What looks good in the IPO pipeline?”
 
November 11, 2012 Read More

The IPO Buzz: An IPO Rebound After Sandy

Hurricane Sandy stormed through New Jersey and reportedly knocked out power to 2.6 million customers. IPOScoop.com was one. A week later, it was reported that 445,000 PSE&G customers remained without power. IPOScoop.com is one.
 
November 4, 2012 Read More

The IPO Buzz: Life in the IPO Fast Lane

 
October 2012 was an excellent month for IPOs. The calendar turned out 22 deals – up sharply from September, when eight IPOs got out the door. The last time more deals came to market was in May 2011 with 23 IPOs.
 
October 28, 2012 Read More
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