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2022 IPO activity has been weighed down by poor returns and volatility, grinding to a halt in late February. Many of the best-performing IPOs in recent years have been hit hardest by the recent sell-off. Over two thirds of IPOs since 2019 (530 of 775) are down 50% or more from their 52-week highs. Now that the sky-high prices of last year’s IPO boom have come back down to...read more

Sock maker Bombas is the latest company preparing to ride the ESG investing wave, with the certified B Corp reportedly considering an IPO as soon as this year. It would join Greek yogurt brand Chobani (CHO) in the IPO pipeline, which filed last November as a public benefit corporation (PBC) to raise an estimated $1.5 billion. To date,...read more

2021 went down as a historic year for the IPO market, with both activity and proceeds reaching record levels. A lesser-known record: the explosion of early lock-up provisions. In effect, IPO insiders are now able to cash out earlier than ever. Key takeaways

• Once rare, early lock-up provisions exploded in 2021
• Tech IPOs account for most early...read more

November kicked off with a 12 IPO week and shoe brand Allbirds (BIRD) was at the front of the flock, posting a first-day pop of 93%. 23 SPACs also went public. New issuers continued to join the pipeline, with five IPOs and 13 SPACs submitting initial filings. Two issuers postponed this past week: Russian car-sharing firm Delimobil (DMOB) and...read more