Author Archives: Jan Paschal

Wishing “Happy Holidays” to all of our IPOScoop subscribers and supporters as we take a break during this wonderful week – which began with “Happy Hanukkah” celebrations wrapping up on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 – and kids of all ages watching the sky for Santa’s Sleigh on Christmas Eve! Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! […]

Two SPACs – Silicon Valley Acquisition (SVAQU) and Social Commerce Partners (SCPQU) – raised a total of $300 million by pricing their IPOs on Monday night, Dec. 22, 2025. Both SPACs are expected to start trading tomorrow – on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 – on the NASDAQ. These pricings bring the SPAC IPO count to […]

At home in Paris and New York:  TGE Value Creative Solutions Corp. (BEBE.U), a media and entertainment-focused SPAC based in Paris, raised $150 million in its IPO priced on Thursday night, Dec. 18, 2025. TGE Value Creative Solutions’ units started trading today – Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 – on the New York Stock Exchange – […]

Medline (MDLN) – the biggest IPO of the year – jumped in its NASDAQ debut today. Shares of Medline shot up $6.00 from their IPO price to open at $35.00 at 12:52 p.m. EST.  That first trade represented a gain of 20.7 percent from Medline’s IPO price of $29.00. Opening volume: 15.3 million shares. Private equity-backed […]

Shares of Andersen Group (ANDG) jumped to $21.37 in their New York Stock Exchange debut today – up $5.37 for a gain of 33.6 percent from their $16.00 IPO price. At the opening trade, Andersen would have a market cap of about $2.3 billion, according to Bloomberg. Andersen Group’s stock closed at $23.50, up $7.50 from […]

The SPAC machine just keeps going. Churchill Capital Corp. XI and Iron Horse Acquisition II priced their SPAC IPOs on Tuesday night, Dec. 16, 2025, and raised a total of $560 million. The SPAC deal count for the year now stands at 138. Both SPAC IPOs started trading today – Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 – […]

Andersen Group (ANDG) priced its IPO at $16.00 – the top of its $14.00-to-$16.00 price range – and sold 11 million shares – the number of shares in the prospectus – to raise $176 million on Tuesday night, Dec. 16, 2025. Andersen Group’s stock jumped in its New York Stock Exchange debut on Wednesday, Dec. 17, […]

Medline (MDLN) increased its IPO’s size at pricing to 216.03 million shares – up  from 179 million shares – and priced the deal at $29.00 – $1.00 below the top of the range – to raise $6.26 billion on Tuesday night, Dec. 16, 2025. This is the biggest IPO of the year. Medline’s stock soared […]

Medline (MDLN Proposed) is on the market’s mind this week. Private equity-backed Medline is in focus with its $5 billion IPO –  the biggest deal of the year. Medline, based in the Chicago suburb of Northfield, Illinois,  is the world’s largest provider of medical-surgical products and supply chain solutions. The company is profitable. The Medline […]

Wealthfront (WLTH) priced its IPO at $14.00 – the top of its $12.00-to-$14.00 range- and sold 34.62 million shares – the number of shares in the prospectus – to raise $484.68 million on Thursday night, Dec. 11, 2025. At pricing, Wealthfront had a market cap of $2.05 billion. Wealthfront’s stock started trading at $14.00 – […]