47 companies have gone public in 2017 with private equity backing, up 42% from the 33 IPOs during the full-year 2016.
KKR has brought 4 IPOs to market in 2017, by far the most active PE firm in the IPO market. Its most recent offering, National Vision ...read more
Five IPOs raised $1.4 billion this week, bringing the year's total up to 50 IPOs raising $15 billion. Set to be the week's largest offerings, two energy companies struggled: Antero Midstream GP broke issue while Liberty postponed. A mortgage REIT and...read more
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, a KKR-managed mortgage REIT focused on commercial real estate debt, raised $210 million by offering 10.25 million shares at $20.50, the low end of the range of $20.50-$21.50. The company had originally planned to offer 10.00...read more
The IPO market continues to heat up with six deals on the calendar aiming to raise $1.7 billion in the first week of May. They include three biotechs, two energy companies and one mortgage REIT. This April was the busiest month for IPOs in almost two years, and ...read more
Private Equity-backed IPOs: Spotlight on KKR
47 companies have gone public in 2017 with private equity backing, up 42% from the 33 IPOs during the full-year 2016. KKR has brought 4 IPOs to market in 2017, by far the most active PE firm in the IPO market. Its most recent offering, National Vision ...read more
US IPO Weekly Recap: Biotechs and energy fail to excite in 5-IPO week
Five IPOs raised $1.4 billion this week, bringing the year's total up to 50 IPOs raising $15 billion. Set to be the week's largest offerings, two energy companies struggled: Antero Midstream GP broke issue while Liberty postponed. A mortgage REIT and...read more
KKR Real Estate Trust prices slightly upsized IPO at $20.50, the low end of the range
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, a KKR-managed mortgage REIT focused on commercial real estate debt, raised $210 million by offering 10.25 million shares at $20.50, the low end of the range of $20.50-$21.50. The company had originally planned to offer 10.00...read more
US IPO Week Ahead: May starts strong with 6 IPOs featuring energy and biotech
The IPO market continues to heat up with six deals on the calendar aiming to raise $1.7 billion in the first week of May. They include three biotechs, two energy companies and one mortgage REIT. This April was the busiest month for IPOs in almost two years, and ...read more