Second Sight Medical (EYES) became the year's sixth IPO to double on Wednesday, and its 122% gain gives it the #3 spot for highest first-day pop of 2014. The last IPO to spike over 100% on its first day of trading was ReWalk Robotics (RWLK) in September....read more
3Q 2014 IPO Market All About BABA and Biotechs The US IPO market raised $37 billion in the third quarter, more proceeds than any quarter since the 4Q99. Most of that capital went to China's e-commerce titan Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), whose record-breaking...read more
The week of Alibaba's $22 billion IPO kicked off with a broken LBO and a high flying biotech. Prostate cancer biotech Tokai Pharmaceuticals (TKAI) closed 58% above its offer price by the end of Wednesday, while Civitas Solutions (CIVI) broke issue. This...read more
After a month of inactivity during the busiest year for IPOs since 2000, investors appear eager for IPOs as ReWalk Robotics flew up over 100% in Friday trading, the year's fifth IPO to do so. In addition to an annual August pause in the IPO market, large deals...read more
Second Sight sees double: Year's 6th IPO to soar 100% on day one
Second Sight Medical (EYES) became the year's sixth IPO to double on Wednesday, and its 122% gain gives it the #3 spot for highest first-day pop of 2014. The last IPO to spike over 100% on its first day of trading was ReWalk Robotics (RWLK) in September....read more
Renaissance Capital's 3Q 2014 US IPO Market Review
3Q 2014 IPO Market All About BABA and Biotechs The US IPO market raised $37 billion in the third quarter, more proceeds than any quarter since the 4Q99. Most of that capital went to China's e-commerce titan Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), whose record-breaking...read more
Civitas falls below IPO price and Tokai Pharmaceuticals soars
The week of Alibaba's $22 billion IPO kicked off with a broken LBO and a high flying biotech. Prostate cancer biotech Tokai Pharmaceuticals (TKAI) closed 58% above its offer price by the end of Wednesday, while Civitas Solutions (CIVI) broke issue. This...read more
US IPO Pricing Recap: ReWalk runs - year's 5th IPO to top 100% in first-day trading
After a month of inactivity during the busiest year for IPOs since 2000, investors appear eager for IPOs as ReWalk Robotics flew up over 100% in Friday trading, the year's fifth IPO to do so. In addition to an annual August pause in the IPO market, large deals...read more