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Report: eCommerce Firm Floward Preparing for IPO in Saudi Arabia
November 22, 2023

Floward, a Middle Eastern eCommerce firm, is reportedly working with Goldman Sachs Group and HSBC Holdings for a planned initial public offering (IPO) in Saudi Arabia.  The company, which specializes in delivering flowers and gifts, could go public as early as next year, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Nov. 22), citing unnamed sources. ...

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Report: Private Equity Groups Buying Back Firms After Weak IPOs
November 21, 2023

Amid a shaky IPO market, some public companies aren’t staying public that long. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Tuesday (Nov. 21), private equity firms have begun buying back companies that have recently gone public to salvage investments that have performed badly on the stock market following...

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‘Down Rounds’ and Declining Valuations Signal Bumpy Road for FinTech IPO Index
November 13, 2023

The third quarter is newly in the rearview mirror. Earnings season still rolls on. The FinTech IPO Index, which chronicles the stock market performance of nearly four dozen names that seek to disrupt and foment innovation in everything from mortgage lending to buy now, pay later...

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Report: Ibotta Prepares for $2 Billion IPO
November 02, 2023

Ibotta, the digital marketing software firm, is reportedly gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) that could value the company at $2 billion or more. To assist with the IPO, Ibotta has enlisted the help of Goldman Sachs Group and Citigroup as advisers, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Nov. 2), citing unnamed...

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Waystar Listing In Limbo Amid Unhealthy IPO Market
November 01, 2023

Healthcare payments firm Waystar’s plans to go public are reportedly on hold. The company had planned to begin an investors roadshow in advance of an initial public offering (IPO) this week, but will now wait to do so until December at the earliest, the Wall...

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Middle East Conflict and Treasury Yields Slow IPO Market Recovery
October 22, 2023

The initial public offering (IPO) market, which had shown signs of rebounding, is now facing challenges due to factors like the conflict in the Middle East, surging Treasury yields and a fickle market for new issues. These risks are expected to slow down the already...

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Klaviyo Joins Other High-Profile IPOs Dipping Below Listing Price
October 20, 2023

Klaviyo’s stock has dipped below its listing price, the latest disappointment for the initial public offering (IPO) space. The marketing automation firm now joins a string of high-profile companies whose IPOs were met with much fanfare, only to eventually slump, Bloomberg reported Friday (Oct. 20)....

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Waystar Sees $15 Billion Market for Simplifying Healthcare Payments as It Preps for IPO
October 18, 2023

Healthcare payments are awash in paper, marked by inefficiencies, creaky legacy systems and manual processes. Waystar leverages a cloud-based platform to improve what it terms “the administrative headwinds faced by providers.” The company has filed to go public and detailed a multibillion-dollar market in its...

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Report: Companies Rush to File IPOs Amid Looming Government Shutdown
October 17, 2023

The possibility of a U.S. government shutdown has prompted companies to take action and expedite their plans to go public. In an effort to avoid potential disruptions caused by a government shutdown, companies like Waystar Holding and Hamilton Insurance Group have submitted filings for their initial public offerings (IPOs)...