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Crop failure: Adama, a producer of crop protection chemicals, officially withdraws $400 million IPO

Adama Agricultural Solutions, the world's largest producer of off-patent crop protection chemicals, withdrew its plans for an initial public offering on Tuesday, citing changing company strategy. It had set terms for a $400 million IPO by offering 23.5 million shares at a price range of $16 to $18 in November 2014. The Airport City, Israel-based company was founded in 1945 and...read more

US IPO Weekly Recap: Burgers and bionic eyes gain over 100% as 9 companies go public

9 companies went public in the past week as the IPO market raised $3.5 billion. At 26 deals, November issuance fell one IPO short of last year, unless CVSL manages to price next week. November IPOs raised $7.2 billion and averaged 19% from the offer price, including 4% after the first day. Two companies rose over 100% on their debut, the ...read more

Adama Agricultural Solutions postpones $400 million IPO

Adama Agricultural Solutions, the world's largest producer of off-patent crop protection chemicals, postponed its IPO on Thursday citing poor market conditions. The Airport City, Israel-based company, which was founded in 1945 and booked $3.2 billion in sales for the 12 months ended September 30, 2014, had planned to list on the NYSE under the symbol ADAM. Goldman Sachs, BofA...read more

Week ahead: 10 US IPOs planned for the week of November 17 including the largest REIT to go public

10 deals are on the IPO calendar to raise $4.2 billion for the week of November 17, 2014. This should be the IPO market's largest equity raise in 8 weeks, led by the $2.3 billion initial public offering of office REIT Paramount Group. MLPs have been the yield play of 2014,...read more