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US IPO Weekly Recap: One IPO and one bad week in the markets

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Equity Selloff Hits Recent IPOs Recent IPOs have not been exempt from the steep selloff in the major indices. As of midday Friday, the Renaissance IPO Index was down 5...read more

US IPO Weekly Recap: A bad week besides biotech

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Biotech companies lead a weak week in IPOs. So far this year, 127 companies have come public, and the average first-day pop has been about 16%. In the past two weeks, 8 of...read more

IPO investors burned by solar panels and popcorn as 2 deals post double-digit losses on debut

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On Wednesday, two IPOs raised over $200 million and then experienced a double-digit loss on the first day of trading. Only two IPOs during all of 2014 raised that much capital and then fell 10% or more - King Digital (KING) and Forward Pharma (FWP)...read more

Pop 'til you drop: Amplify Snack Brands prices IPO $2 above the range at $18

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Amplify Snack Brands, a tA Associates-backed seller of fast-growing SkinnyPop brand popcorn, raised $270 million by offering 15 million shares at $18.00, above the range of $14 to $16. Amplify Snack Brands plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol BETR....read more