IPOs and Secondaries

IPOs and Secondaries Articles

Tesoro Corporation (NYSE: TSO) is set to have its Initial Public Offering this week for its Tesoro Logistics LP (NYSE: TLLP).  Tesoro is looking to move to a more of a pure-play and moving to unlock...
Groupon could be coming public but so far it feels as though it is “later rather than sooner.”  While the WSJ is reporting that an IPO filing could be coming soon with a third quarter IPO...
Zipcar Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIP) is a hot IPO.  That is good, right?  It would be in most cases except for the amount of money this leaves on the table.  Investors who were allocated IPO shares are...
Arcos Dorados (NYSE: ARCO) will begin trading today and it is also coming out at a premium.  Arcos Dorados translates to ‘golden arches’ and it is the largest franchisee of McDonald’s...
Zipcar Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIP) is looking to be a hotter IPO than its pricing.  The offering for the car sharing rental model sold shares at $18.00 per share versus what had been a $14.00 to $16.00...
Today’s round-up of alternative energy news includes a new IPO filing from a well-known entrepreneur, some developments in batteries, and another federal loan guarantee for a large solar PV...
Chef’s Warehouse Holdings, LLC will likely soon be public as The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.  It has filed to come public via an Initial Public Offering and plans to list its common stock on The...
Staffmark Holdings, Inc. has filed to come public via an Initial Public Offering.  The staffing services provider plans to sell up to $125 million in an equity offering.  The plans to list on the...
If you have been following the merger trends in utilities, this secondary offering may be of little surprise.  PP&L Corporation (NYSE: PPL) priced its offerings of common stock and equity units...
Safe Bulkers, Inc. (NYSE: SB) is raising cash.  The shipping player in dry bulk transport services plans to offer 5 million common shares of its common stock.  Morgan Stanley and BofA Merrill...
The dark side of investment banking beyond Initial Public Offerings usually revolves around secondary offerings and when companies raise capital via securities sales.  Generally speaking, these can...
We have another asset management firm coming public if the filing makes it that far.  Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. has filed with the SEC to come public via an Initial Public Offering. ...
LinkedIn Corporation has filed its second amended registration statement with the SEC regarding its upcoming Initial Public Offering.  There is still no size nor any indicated price range.  A...
Usually “RW” forms filed with the SEC are for obscure companies withdrawing their registration statements for an Initial Public Offering.  A form RW has come from what many investors may...
GNC Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GNC) is public again.  The vitamin and nutrients retailer sold 22.5 million shares at a price of $16.00 per share.  This was in the middle of the $15.00 to $17.00 indicated...