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Renaissance Capital's 2014 Global IPO Annual Review

Supported by stable equity returns, global IPO issuance reached the highest levels since 2010. Annual IPO proceeds increased 48.7% to $204.8 billion. North America was the largest contributor to IPO issuance with the United States accounting for 39% of global...read more

Renaissance Capital's 2014 US IPO Annual Review

Over the last year, the US IPO market set a 14-year record against a mostly low-volatility backdrop. With 273 IPOs, 2014 was the most active period of issuance since 406 companies went public in 2000. It was the second year of uninterrupted IPO activity, up 23%...read more

Burger chain The Habit Restaurants files for an $86 million IPO

The Habit Restaurants, which operates 98 fast casual burger restaurants predominantly in California, filed on Thursday with the SEC to raise up to $86 million in an initial public offering. The Habit Habit Restaurants has been owned by Greenwich,...read more

Renaissance Capital's 2Q 2014 US IPO Market Review

After the most active first quarter since 2000, the 2Q14 trumped it with the highest number of IPOs in any quarter since the heyday of the tech bubble. With 83 IPOs priced, issuance was up 30% sequentially and 36% year-over-year. While biotechs dominated the IPO...read more