Author Archives: John E. Fitzgibbon Jr.

IPO bankers and their clients looked like hotdog surfers riding the big wave last week, based on the activity at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s filing window. Seven companies filed plans to go public. They aim to raise over $800 million. That is the most since early October. The momentum, of course, is coming […]

The eyes and the ears of the world were glued to the U.S. presidential election results last week – and all got a big surprise. The Trump train steamrolled the country. Nearly a week later, we still don’t know much other than the wall will be built; talk about deportation of immigrants will continue, and […]

On Wall Street, the waiting game will be in vogue until after the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Tuesday. Only one IPO is on the calendar this week. That’s in keeping with the traditional pause or slowdown in IPO pricings around Election Day. IPOScoop’s records show that in every election year from 2000 onward, the […]

As the calendar flips to November this week, only two companies are planning to go public. That’s not a surprise. Wall Street hates uncertainty. A slowdown in IPO traffic has been expected ahead of Nov. 8 when Americans will go to the polls to vote after one of the most contentious presidential races on record. […]

October’s IPO market is warming up for a grand finale this week.  Bankers expect to raise $2.6 billion. A closely watched cloud company and a billion-dollar baby from China are part of the mix. If every deal gets out the door, this will be the busiest week of the year for the IPO market. BlackLine […]