2019 IPO Market: Better Than the Headlines The long-awaited debuts of mega unicorns Uber and Lyft were mega busts, capped off by WeWork’s kamikaze IPO attempt in September. But beyond these headline-grabbing disappointments, the IPO market had a mostly...read more
Four companies and two SPACs went public this week, led by the first US-based restaurant IPO in four years. Kura Sushi USA (KRUS), which operates 22 Japanese restaurants in the US, priced its IPO at the $14 low end to raise $41 million. This small...read more
IPO investors have an appetite for vegan burgers. Beyond Meat (BYND) has soared more than 220% from its IPO earlier this month, including a gain of more than 25% in aftermarket trading. Close competitor Impossible Foods has made three key moves...read more
The IPO market is cooking. Six IPOs raised $1 billion this past week, with five notching double-digit gains. Beyond Meat (BYND) popped 163% in the biggest first-day pop since 2015. The vegan burger maker has had explosive growth (205% in the 1Q19),...read more
Renaissance Capital's 2019 US IPO Market Review
2019 IPO Market: Better Than the Headlines The long-awaited debuts of mega unicorns Uber and Lyft were mega busts, capped off by WeWork’s kamikaze IPO attempt in September. But beyond these headline-grabbing disappointments, the IPO market had a mostly...read more
US IPO Weekly Recap: Sushi and SaaS succeed in a 4-IPO week
Four companies and two SPACs went public this week, led by the first US-based restaurant IPO in four years. Kura Sushi USA (KRUS), which operates 22 Japanese restaurants in the US, priced its IPO at the $14 low end to raise $41 million. This small...read more
Impossible Foods IPO vs. Beyond Meat IPO
IPO investors have an appetite for vegan burgers. Beyond Meat (BYND) has soared more than 220% from its IPO earlier this month, including a gain of more than 25% in aftermarket trading. Close competitor Impossible Foods has made three key moves...read more
US IPO Weekly Recap: Beyond Meat goes above and beyond with 167% gain
The IPO market is cooking. Six IPOs raised $1 billion this past week, with five notching double-digit gains. Beyond Meat (BYND) popped 163% in the biggest first-day pop since 2015. The vegan burger maker has had explosive growth (205% in the 1Q19),...read more