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US IPO Weekly Recap: 7 IPOs see Etsy vault 70%, proving vintage is in vogue

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Etsy exploded 88% out of the gate, giving it the best first-day return for a tech IPO in over a year. Cancer immunotherapy biotech Aduro Biotech flew up 147%, the year's third IPO to more than double on day one. This past week was the second largest of 2015...read more

Virtu Financial prices IPO at $19, the high end of the range

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Virtu Financial, a high-frequency electronic trading firm and market maker, raised $314 million by offering 16.5 million shares at $19, the high end of the range of $17 to $19. Virtu Financial plans to list on the NASDAQ under the symbol VIRT. Virtu Financial...read more

Week ahead: Crafts, cancer cures and cash flow in a week with 7 IPOs including Party City

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As many as seven IPOs could price this week, and four have a proposed market cap over $1 billion. So far, only eight companies that large have gone public this year, or 22% of all...read more

High stakes for high-frequency trading: Virtu Financial sets terms for $298 million IPO

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Virtu Financial, a high-frequency electronic trading firm and market maker, announced terms for its IPO on Monday. The New York , NY-based company plans to raise $298 million by offering 16.5 million shares at a price range of $17 to $19. At the midpoint of...read more