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Weekly Recap: US IPO market cools as majority of deals fall or postpone

ORC

The US IPO market started last week strongly, with two 30%+ gains, but ended the week on a down note. Of eight deals scheduled, three suffered first-day losses, one delayed its deal and two others postponed their offerings. The upcoming ...read more

ZAIS Financial prices IPO at $21.25

ZFC

ZAIS Financial, a mortgage REIT investing in whole loans and Agency and non-Agency RMBS, raised $120 million by offering 5.7 million shares at $21.25, as expected. ZAIS Financial plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol ZFC. Deutsche Bank, Citi, Barclays and...read more

8 US IPOs planned for the week of Feb 4

The following IPOs are expected to price this week: AutoGenomics (AGMX), which provides a molecular diagnostics system for genetic testing in clinical laboratories,...read more

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

ZTS

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