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Acelity Holdings, an LBO'd provider of advanced wound care systems and tissue implants, withdrew its plans for an initial public offering on Wednesday, citing market conditions. It originally filed in August 2015 with a proposed deal size of $1.0 billion. In September, the company's CFO resigned to join LendingClub (LC) as CFO. The San Antonio, TX-based company...read more

It's all quiet in the IPO market as hell breaks loose elsewhere. The VIX volatility index spiked above 40 for the first time since August 2011, but ended the week at 26. With an especially-late Labor Day this year, that number has two weeks to slide below 20 before volatility threatens to derail the IPO market. IPO returns will also need to improve, as nearly half of 2015 IPOs...read more

Acelity Holdings, a global medical technology company developing advanced wound care and regenerative medicine, filed on Wednesday with the SEC to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering. However, the deal size is likely a placeholder for an IPO that we estimate could raise up to $1 billion. The San Antonio, TX-based company, which was founded in 2015 and booked...read more