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What happens to the IPO market when volatility spikes?

RACE

Volatility is back. The VIX Index went above 30 for the first time since August 2015. That long-dormant volatility has immediately begun to derail IPO activity: Three deals postponed this past week, and two more pushed...read more

Renaissance Capital's 2015 US IPO Annual Review

FIT

Coming off of two banner years, the 2015 IPO market was a disappointment with 169 IPOs raising only $30 billion, a six-year low. There is no single explanation for the decline in 2015 activity; rather, it was driven by a number of factors, including uncertainties about Federal Reserve and European monetary policies, concerns over the Chinese economy, poor IPO performance, declining...read more

Renaissance IPO Index - Notice of December 2015 Quarterly Changes

TWTR

The Renaissance IPO Index (Ticker: IPOUSA), the underlying index for the Renaissance IPO ETF (Ticker: IPO), will implement the following constituent changes at the market’s close on Friday, December 18, 2015: Additions: Antero Midstream Partners LP Ares...read more

US IPO Weekly Recap: Payments unicorn Square gains 43% after slashing price

SQ

All five IPOs priced at the low end or below the range this week but finished Friday with a positive return. That dynamic has become more common for IPOs in the past 90 days. ...read more