Category Archives: The IPO Buzz

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 […]

The weather forecast for the Greater New York City area is for 12 to 18 inches of snow starting late Monday evening. That’s only fitting. Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS – proposed), a manufacturer of down parkas, is on this week’s IPO calendar and people have dubbed it as a “winner.” All told, there are four […]

Snap (SNAP) popped for an opening-day gain of 44 percent and closed the week with a jump of 59.4 percent from its IPO price. In came the phone calls from the media: “Will this spark the IPO market?” To date, all the magic fairy dust has been sprinkled on the market for the IPOs to […]

This week belongs to Snap (SNAP – proposed) and its blockbuster $3 billion IPO. Bankers plan to offer 200 million shares of Snap at $14 to $16 each. The deal is expected to be priced on Wednesday evening, March 1 – to trade Thursday morning, March 2, on the New York Stock Exchange under the […]

Last week it was Snap here, Snap there, everywhere a Snap, Snap. That’s right! Snap filed its proposed offering terms for its pending IPO. On Thursday morning, Feb. 16, Snap (SNAP – proposed) posted pricing terms to offer 200 million shares of Class A common stock at $14 to $16 each to raise $3 billion. […]

The three major U.S. stock market indexes closed Friday at all-time highs. The IPO calendar should be flying. It isn’t – and there are no deals in sight. But this is not the end of the world. Let’s turn back through the history book’s pages for an answer. When Congress passed the Jumpstart Our Business […]

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 – […]