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US IPO Weekly Recap: 2 new filings keep the IPO market moving

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There were no IPOs this past week, but initial filings from a biotech and a Chinese issuer are keeping the IPO market moving. After another strong week, the IPO Index is now up about 35% from its March lows. As we pointed out in our ...read more

A Longer View of IPO Fraud and Financial Restatements

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In early April, a short seller accused Chinese coffee chain Luckin (LK) of massively overstating revenues. A day later Chinese education provider TAL reported a non-material overstatement of revenues by an errant employee...read more

Luckin Coffee’s financial scandal brews more trouble for Chinese IPOs

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Luckin Coffee's (LK) alleged financial fraud and decline from an investor favorite to a penny stock is only the tip of the iceberg for the generally poor performance and Western investor skepticism of Chinese IPOs. ...read more

US IPO Weekly Recap: Keros Therapeutics rises 35% as biotechs beat the IPO shutdown

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Another biotech IPO has beaten the market blues. Keros Therapeutics (KROS) finished the week up 35%, affirming that the biotech industry won’t be deterred by current market volatility. Oncology biotech Keros Therapeutics priced its...read more