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Investment Group Iconiq Seeks Value After 3-Year IPO Drought
Investments // September 08, 2024

Investment group Iconiq is reportedly seeking ways to drive value amid a long IPO drought. That’s according to a report Sunday (Sept. 8) by the Financial Times (FT), which notes that Iconiq recently closed its largest fund at $5.75 billion, following a $4.1 billion fundraise...

Report: Private Equity Groups Buying Back Firms After Weak IPOs
IPO // 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...

Middle East Conflict and Treasury Yields Slow IPO Market Recovery
IPO // 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...

IPO Market Struggles as It Enters ‘Rebuilding Mode’
IPO // July 02, 2023

Initial public offerings (IPOs) might be back, but they’re not all the way back. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (July 2), last week saw a trio of companies — thrift store chain Savers Value Village, reinsurer Fidelis and Kodiak Gas Services — all...

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Report: JPMorgan Chase Says Private-Equity Backed IPO Market Is Favorable

October 02, 2024
A top banker at JPMorgan Chase said that the initial public offering (IPO) market for companies backed by private equity firms is heating up. Keith Canton, JPMorgan’s head of Americas equity capital markets, said the market for such companies is “very much open,” as firms seek to lower their debt loads or provide existing investors […]

Investment Group Iconiq Seeks Value After 3-Year IPO Drought

September 08, 2024
Investment group Iconiq is reportedly seeking ways to drive value amid a long IPO drought. That’s according to a report Sunday (Sept. 8) by the Financial Times (FT), which notes...

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...

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...