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US IPO Week Ahead: 4-IPO week to close out 2017

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Four companies are targeting $247 million in the last active week of the 2017 IPO market. LexinFintech, a Chinese online microloan company, leads the pack with the largest deal of the week. Other IPOs include a life insurer and two small health care deals. While...read more

US IPO Weekly Recap: Chinese lenders slide in quiet Thanksgiving week

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With investors opting for turkey over deals, Thanksgiving week was slow for the IPO market. Senior housing SPAC Big Rock Partners Acquisition (BRPAU) was the only company to come public, raising $60 million. Despite the quiet week, the IPO...read more

Chinese lending platform LexinFintech files for a $500 million US IPO

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LexinFintech Holdings, an online provider of installment-based loans to young Chinese consumers, filed on Monday with the SEC to raise up to $500 million in an initial public offering. Formerly Fenqile, Lexin had 3.3 million active customers during the nine...read more

US IPO Weekly Recap: 10 companies go public in the busiest week of 2017

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Ten companies raised a combined $1.6 billion in the most active week of the 2017 IPO market. Texas community bank CBTX took the top spot with a 10% pop, which is still below the long term historical average of 13%. The week featured three...read more