Author Archives: Jan Paschal

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 – […]

Lumexa Imaging Holdings (LMRI) priced its IPO at $18.50 – the mid-point of its $17.00-to-$20.00 price range – and sold 25 million shares – the number of shares in the prospectus – to raise $462.5 million on Wednesday night, Dec. 10, 2025. At pricing, Lumexa had a market cap of $1.75 billion. Lumexa’s stock opened […]

Cardinal Infrastructure (CDNL) priced its IPO at $21.00 – the mid-point of its $20.00-to-$22.00 range – and sold 11.5 million shares – the number of shares in the prospectus – to raise $241.5 million on Tuesday night, Dec. 9, 2025.  At pricing, Cardinal Infrastructure had a market cap of $768.75 million. Cardinal’s stock took flight […]

London Calling: Daedalus Special Acquisition Corp. (DSACU) increased its SPAC IPO’s size to 22.5 million units at pricing – up from 20 million units in the prospectus – and raised $225 million on Monday night, Dec. 8, 2025. The SPAC IPO was priced at $10.00 per unit, which is standard for a SPAC deal. Each […]

Medline, Inc. (MDLN Proposed) rolled out its blockbuster IPO this afternoon after disclosing the terms – 179 million shares – all offered by the company – at a price range of $26.00 to $30.00 to raise $5.01 billion – if priced at the $28.50 mid-point of its range. Medline’s deal will be the biggest IPO […]

Wealthfront (WLTH Proposed) headlines an IPO Calendar of about $1.2 billion in deals that bankers expect to price this week – the second week of December. That line-up is attracting attention – along with the anticipation that Medline (MDLN Proposed) might launch its IPO early Monday. The Fed is in the mix. Wall Street hopes […]

Leapfrog Acquisition Corp.  (LFACU), a SPAC focused on the energy supply chain and critical minerals, raised $125 million on Thursday night, Dec. 4, 2025. The Leapfrog Acquisition deal consisted of 12.5 million units at $10.00 each. Leapfrog Acquisition’s units started trading today – Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 – at $10.01 – up 1 cent from […]

SilverBox Corp. V (SBXE.U) upsized its SPAC IPO at pricing to 24 million units – increasing the deal’s size by 20 percent – and raised $240 million on Tuesday night, Dec. 2, 2025. The units were priced at $10.00 each – the standard price for a SPAC IPO. Each unit consists of one share of […]

Wealthfront Corp. (WLTH Proposed), an automated wealth management firm that focuses on “digital native” clients – namely, Millennials and Gen Z people, unveiled the terms for its $450 million IPO early today – Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. The deal consists of 34.62 million shares at a price range of $12.00 to $14.00 to raise $450.06 […]