Author Archives: John E. Fitzgibbon Jr.

Good Friday gave Wall Street a holiday, but seven IPOs got out the door during the four-day week. That was the busiest pace since the week of Sept. 19, 2016, when eight IPOs were priced, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings. Monday, April 17, is Emancipation Day, a legal holiday in […]

Bankers are hustling in April, with seven IPOs expected to raise $1.7 billion during a four-day week. Wall Street will be closed for the Good Friday holiday on April 14. The start of Passover at sundown on Monday may mean that some offices will be running with leaner staffing this week. Six of this week’s […]

The IPO market is springing back to life in April after a quiet week – just as the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ  spokespeople had predicted it would. Eight IPOs have jumped onto April’s calendar, aiming to raise over $1.9 billion. This time last week, only one deal was on the launch pad. There’s […]

The IPO calendar takes a break this week. No deals are set to make their debuts, but that’s no reason for concern, according to the spokespeople for the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ Capital Markets. April’s calendar is “loaded,” they say. They should know. They are looking at the confidential papers for listings […]

Alteryx (AYX – proposed) is the only IPO on this week’s calendar, but that could prove to be a sign of things to come. This will be the third technology IPO in March – and for the year, for that matter. The burning question is: “Are there more tech IPOs in the future?” Let’s take […]