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Weekly Recap: Most January pricings since 2006, Zoetis surges in debut

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After last week's five deals, January finished the month with 12 pricings, making it the second most active January in the past decade, trailing only the 15 pricings in January 2006.  Though pricings to start the year could signal healthy deal flow in...read more

Proto Labs quiet period ends April 4

Proto Labs, which manufactures quick-turn, low-volume molded custom parts for prototyping, will see its quiet period end on 4/4/12. On 2/23/12, the company raised $68.8 million by offering 4.3 million shares at $16.00, above the range of $13.00 to $15.00. ...read more

Buyers exert pricing pressure during an active February for the US IPO market

After a slow January, when only 4 deals priced, US IPO market activity picked up in February. The 18 pricings during the month were the most since May 2011 and 2 more than February 2011. Excluding last year's $2.9 billion Kinder Morgan (KMI) deal, proceeds...read more

Today's two IPOs price above the range

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In a sign of strong demand, today's two IPOs both priced above the range. Bazaarvoice, which provides an online customer review platform to brands and retailers, ...read more