The IPO Buzz: Biggest IPO Week of the Year
Out of the smoke that engulfed the world’s securities markets last week comes this week’s IPO calendar. It has nine offerings that aim to raise $1.5 billion – the busiest week since December 2010.
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The IPO Buzz: Step on the IPO Accelerator
November’s IPO market opened with a pop and two flops. What’s more, the first week of November included eight companies unveiling proposed IPO pricing terms and six jumping onto the new-issues calendar. That’s not too shabby.
The IPO Buzz: Billion-Dollar IPO Circus
The IPO market blows into town this week like a three-ring circus. The calendar has four deals looking to raise over $1 billion – yes, one billion dollars – and the headliner is the much hyped Groupon IPO.
The IPO Buzz: Anatomy of an IPO
Groupon’s IPO filing roared out of the SEC filing window like thunder last Friday and negated a recent media blitz of misinformation.
The IPO Buzz: An Unexpected IPO Windfall
When Ubiquiti Networks (UBNT) made its debut on Friday, Oct. 14th, the curtain finally went up on the post-Labor Day IPO season. The IPO was the first one priced since mid-August. The deal was a mixed blessing. The offering failed to raise the amount the company that the company had hoped for, but investors got an unexpected windfall profit.
The IPO Buzz: All Eyes on a Wi-Fi IPO
For the first time since mid-August, the IPO calendar has a company scheduled to go public. And there’ll be 210 pairs of eyes watching the outcome.
The IPO Buzz: Exception to the IPO Rule
Some things are best left in the rear-view mirror. That’s the best thing that can be said about the third quarter of 2011. By the end of September, most of the world’s stock indexes were close to the sharp claws of a bear market, which is a 20 percent drop from a previous high. When things like this happen, IPOs generally go into hibernation — except for last week.
The IPO Buzz: September’s IPO Surprise
What happened on Wall Street last week was a throwback to yesteryear’s Coney Island Amusement Park. This was anything but amusing. The steep fall by the three major U.S. stock indexes was like the Cyclone rollercoaster’s first plunge. It was heart stopping.
The IPO Buzz: IPO Fiction versus Fact
Will Rogers was fond of saying, “All I know is what I read in the papers.” He didn’t have the Internet to check fiction versus fact. This past week, we were subjected to an IPO media blitz about Groupon and Facebook. In the jaded eye of the Wall Street professional, it was fiction.
The IPO Buzz: A Dollar and A Dream
Any qualified investor with a dream and the right bid can get in on this week’s only IPO at its initial offering price. It’s a Dutch auction. But history tells us: Don’t look for an opening-day moonshot.