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Private credit has been a growing theme in recent years, and like many undertones in broader financial markets, it's making its way to the IPO market. When markets dropped in 2022, private companies in need of funding faced a new set of challenges as investors tightened their purse strings. Poor returns, a valuation correction, and market volatility pushed public offerings out of...read more

Eleven US IPOs raised a combined $708 million in November, well below the month's historical 10-year average (16 IPOs, $4.2B). Deal flow was led by three sizable issuers, and remaining activity came from smaller companies, all of which raised $33 million or less. The month's IPOs averaged a weak -22% return from offer, and only two deals finished above issue, both of which raised...read more

Three IPOs and two SPACs debuted this week, while the pipeline got a boost from a flurry of initial filings. Oncology biotech CARGO Therapeutics (CRGX) priced at the bottom of the range to raise $281 million at a $611 million market cap. The biotech's lead program is an autologous CD22 CAR T-cell candidate, the underlying CAR of which the company exclusively...read more

Hamilton Insurance Group, a Bermuda-based provider of reinsurance and specialty insurance, raised $225 million by offering 15 million shares (58% secondary) at $15, below the range of $16 to $18. Insiders had indicated on $4 million worth of shares in the offering (2% of the deal). Hamilton Group is a global specialty insurance and reinsurance company, with underwriting...read more