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US IPO Weekly Recap: Small issuers close out August IPO market

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While major IPOs are on hold until after Labor Day, three small deals were completed in the last week of August. Two SPACs also priced. JBDI Holdings (JBDI) raised $11 million at a $99 million market cap, pricing at the high end of its $4 to...read more

SPAC GigCapital7, led by semi veteran Avi Katz, prices downsized $200 million IPO

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GigCapital7, a blank check company led by semiconductor veteran Avi Katz, raised $200 million by offering 20 million units at $10. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one warrant, exercisable at $11.50.  GigCapital7 plans to list on the...read more

Back in SPACs: Experienced sponsors return to the SPAC market

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Experienced sponsors are moving back into the SPAC market as blank check issuance has stabilized, a signal that the space has found its footing more than two years after SPAC mania ended. To some extent, they never left: Several of the largest SPAC IPOs in 2023...read more

US IPO Weekly Recap: Healthcare software leads $1.3 billion IPO week, even as Novelis calls off IPO

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Five IPOs debuted this week, and raised over $1.3 billion in proceeds. One SPAC also listed. One name that did not join the fray was aluminum company Novelis (NVL), which called off its planned $878 million IPO at the eleventh-hour. Three IPOs...read more