The IPO Buzz: Flops and Fast Traffic
If you think Wall Street’s investment bankers couldn’t get out of town fast enough after a disastrous IPO week, think again. The week was much better than most thought.
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The IPO Buzz: Reading the Market
There weren’t too many smiles at the IPO Corral last week, but it wasn’t a complete disaster, either. It was a classic lesson in reading the market.
The IPO Buzz: Banking on Sunshine
There was more riding on last week’s VeraSun Energy deal than many realized. Had it flopped, the IPO Summer of 2006 would have been over before it started.
The IPO Buzz: Behind the SCOOP Ratings
Wall Street is a perpetual motion machine. And a SCOOP rating – like the one for VeraSun Energy – reflects that.
The IPO Buzz: Backstage Story
June’s IPO market got off to a stumbling start as each deal was priced well below its filing range. But the action backstage at the IPO Theater pointed to a good month.
The IPO Buzz: Rolling the Dice
Three high-profile IPOs were priced last week. One crashed on take-off, one did better than expected and the other didn’t trade. Investors coughed up over $12.6 billion to buy the trio.
The IPO Buzz: The Price Is Right
The IPO Express made all the scheduled stops on its timetable last week. Two stations were bypassed, but those deals were carryovers from previous weeks.
The IPO Buzz: On the Runway
Should the hopes and dreams of some of Wall Street’s investment bankers and their corporate clients come to pass, then this week’s IPO calendar could turn out four deals. Don’t bet on it.
May 3, 2006
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The IPO Buzz: Cashing the blank checks
There was one thing that the end of February and the beginning of March had in common. If it weren’t for the issuance of “blank check” IPOs, there would have been no IPO market.
March 6, 2006 Read MoreThe IPO Buzz: Early Curtain Call
February 2006’s IPO production line closed down early this year. The last of the month’s traffic was priced and traded on Friday, Feb. 24, 2006. That leaves only Monday evening, Feb. 27, 2006, for bankers to price anything. And in all probability, that’s not going to happen.
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