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US IPO Week Ahead: One energy deal with a rush of expected launches

April 13, 2017
Week Ahead

There is just one deal on the calendar for the week ahead.

Crestview-backed Select Energy Services (WTTR) provides water services for hydraulic fracturing companies. It is seeking $175 million in an offering that will follow an abbreviated roadshow schedule, pricing just one week after its launch. Energy deals represent the worst performing sector of 2017, down 8% on average.

IPO Calendar All 
Issuer
Business
Symbol
Exchange
Deal Size($m)
Market Cap($m)
Price Range
Shares Filed
Pricing
Date
Top 3
Bookrunners
Select Energy Service
Irving, TX
WTTR
NYSE
$175
$1,143
$15 - 18
10,600,000
4/20 Credit Suisse,
FBR,
Wells Fargo
Provides water services for hydraulic fracturing.

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 Although the calendar is currently sparse, we expect it to fill up quickly in the week ahead. Several recent filers become eligible to launch such as data management platform provider Cloudera (CLDR), high-growth used car dealer Carvana (CVNA), Chinese peer lender China Rapid Finance (XRF) and a number of energy filers.

Recent IPO Filers - Potential Launches in April
Issuer
Business
Symbol Estimated
Deal Size($m)
Earliest
Launch Date
Top 3
Bookrunners
FTS International
Fort Worth, TX
FTSI $1,000 Able to Launch
Credit Suisse,
Morgan Stanley,
Barclays
Provides hydraulic fracturing services for the oil and gas industry.
Liberty Oilfield Services
Denver, CO
BDFC
$300 Able to Launch
Morgan Stanley,
Goldman Sachs

Provides hydraulic fracturing services for the oil and gas industry.
NCS Multistage Holding
Houston, TX
NCSM $100 Able to Launch Credit Suisse,
Citi,
Wells Fargo
Provides well completion equipment and services in Canada and the US.
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure
Houston, TX
SOI $100 Able to Launch
Credit Suisse,
Goldman Sachs,
Morgan Stanley
Rents proppant management equipment used in hydraulic fracturing.
Floor & Decor
Smyrna, GA
FND $150 Able to Launch
BofA,
Barclays,
Credit Suisse
Hard surface flooring and accessories retailer with 71 warehouse-format stores.
Carvana
Phoenix, AZ
CVNA $300 Wk of 4/17 Wells Fargo,
BofA,
Citi
Online used car marketplace with locations featuring car "vending machines".
Cloudera
Palo Alto, CA
CLDR $200 Wk of 4/17 Morgan Stanley,
J.P. Morgan,
Allen & Co.
Provides a data management platform based on its open source hybrid of Hadoop.
China Rapid Finance
Shanghai, China
XRF
$100 Wk of 4/17
Morgan Stanley,
Credit Suisse,
Jefferies
Chinese exchange for peer-to-peer microlending.
Emerald Expositions
San Juan Capistrano, CA
EEX
$300 Wk of 4/17
BofA,
Barclays,
Goldman Sachs
Makes and sells trendy, high-end down-filled parkas.

IPO Market Snapshot
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