The IPO Buzz: Aevex (AVEX) – Drone Maker – Prices IPO at $20 – Above Mid-Point

Aevex Corp. (AVEX), a drone company, priced its IPO at $20.00 – just above the $19.50 mid-point of its range – and sold 16 million shares – the number in the prospectus – to raise $320 million on Thursday night, April 16, 2026. Aevex (AVEX) is expected to start trading on Friday, April 17, on the New York Stock Exchange. At pricing, Aevex had a market cap of $2.24 billion. Goldman S..

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IPO Calendar

Company Symbol proposed Lead Managers Shares (Millions) Price Low Price High Est. $ Volume Expected to Trade SCOOP Rating Rating Change
Arxis, Inc. ARXS Goldman Sachs/Morgan Stanley/Jefferies/Citigroup/RBC Capital Markets/Baird/Guggenheim Securities/Wells Fargo Securities/William Blair/Rothschild/Wolfe Nomura Alliance 40.5 28.00 28.00 $ 1134.0 mil 4/16/2026 Priced S/O S/O
Madison Air Solutions MAIR Goldman Sachs/Barclays/Jefferies/Wells Fargo Securities/BofA Securities/Citigroup/Baird/RBC Capital Markets/Guggenheim Securities/Santander/Wolfe | Nomura Alliance/CIBC Capital Markets 82.7 27.00 27.00 $ 2232.6 mil 4/16/2026 Priced S/O S/O
Aevex Corp. AVEX Goldman Sachs/BofA Securities/Jefferies/J.P.Morgan/RBC Capital Markets/Baird/William Blair/Raymond James/Needham & Co. 16.0 20.00 20.00 $ 320.0 mil 4/17/2026 Priced S/O S/O
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Last 100 IPOs - April 16, 2026

Number of IPOs priced : 100
Number Up: 39
Number Down: 57
Number Unchanged: 4
Percentage Change From Issue Price: -17.54%
Percentage Change for The Nasdaq Composite 35.22%

2026 IPO Scorecard - April 16, 2026

Number of IPOs priced (Excluding 66 units) : 42
Number Up: 15
Number Down: 26
Number Unchanged: 1
Total Return From Issue Price: -13.50%
The Nasdaq Composite Index YTD % Change 35.22%