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The IPO Buzz: Spring Cruise
By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
The IPO market cruises into the end of Q1 2011 with five deals on this week’s calendar. Two are carryovers from last week and there is one that is drawing a lot of attention. It is Apollo Global Management (APO – proposed).
IPO Traffic: Week Ending March 25, 2011
The IPO Buzz: Fear Narrows the Field
By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
Stocks are bought on hope, held in greed and sold in fear. First Egypt, then Japan and Libya have sprinkled fear over the markets and brought the Nasdaq Composite Index to its knees. It closed on Friday in minus territory for the year. And the IPO market? It has become selective.
IPO Traffic: Week Ending March 18, 2011
The IPO Buzz: The Smell of Money
By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
Reading tea leaves to get a glimpse of the future is a waste of time in the cynical eye of a Wall Street professional. Reading the S-1/A filings from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s filing window is a different story. Over the last 10 days, the S-1/A filings have been giving off a strong message. They’re saying: Get ready for an interesting IPO calendar.
IPO Traffic: Week Ending March 11, 2011
The IPO Buzz: Hogging the Limelight
By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
The IPO train rolls into town this week with bankers looking to raise $3.7 billion. That’s a lot of money, but the spotlight will be on only one deal.
IPO Traffic: Week Ending March 4, 2011
The IPO Buzz: Putt for the IPO Dough
By: John E. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
The saying around the golf links is “drive for show, putt for dough.” There’s a lot of truth in that. Today’s IPO market is a case in point.