Author Archives: John E. Fitzgibbon Jr.

The real excitement came from the IPO filing window of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week. On Thursday, Snap (SNAP – proposed) filed its long-awaited IPO to raise $3 billion. Now that’s a large offering. The largest U.S. IPO offering on record was Alibaba Group Holding (BABA). On Sept. 18, 2014, Alibaba priced […]

As the 2017 calendar flips to February, it boasts seven IPOs. They are expected to raise almost $2.8 billion. And this marks just the first week of the month. A year ago, the 2016 IPO market opened in February – and the entire month produced only five IPOs that raised $849 million. This week, a […]

This week, Wall Street’s bankers swing into action with their first big IPO calendar for 2017. Eight offerings are set to be priced – and bankers are looking to raise $1.86 billion. If all the deals get out the door, it would be the largest weekly traffic since the summer of 2015. During the week […]

In case you missed it, the 2017 season opener for the IPO market happened last week. On Thursday evening, Jan. 12, Gores Holdings II (GSHTU) priced 37.5 million units at $10 each – in the first IPO of 2017. Gores Holdings II opened Friday morning at $10.16 on the NASDAQ and closed at $10.25 – […]

As the celebration of the New Year fades into the background and the Trump rally continues, people will start asking: “Where is the IPO market?” The answer is found in the pages of history. Checking back over the last five years, the IPO records show the calendar usually starts coming to life in mid-January. That […]