So far this year, 13 companies have gone public via direct listing, marking the biggest year ever for the IPO alternative. Nearly half have come to market in the past two months. But the year’s direct listings average a dismal -71% return from first trade,...read more
reAlpha Tech (AIRE) completed the year's fourth direct listing on Monday, and it's the latest to deliver extremely volatile trading in its first days as a public company. The short-term rental operator listed on the Nasdaq and soared on its first day,...read more
Amid the IPO market’s annual August break, five very small issuers raised a combined $42 million, well below the typically-slow month’s 10-year average (10 IPOs, $1.9B). The lineup included four traditional IPOs, all of which finished below issue,...read more
There were three pricings this past week, two of which are included in our IPO stats. One blank check IPO also debuted, and one issuer submitted an initial filing. Pipeline and private company news from the past week provided more hints about fall IPO activity....read more
Direct listings are having a record year, but performance tells a different story
So far this year, 13 companies have gone public via direct listing, marking the biggest year ever for the IPO alternative. Nearly half have come to market in the past two months. But the year’s direct listings average a dismal -71% return from first trade,...read more
Another volatile direct listing: reAlpha soars on day one and plummets on day two
reAlpha Tech (AIRE) completed the year's fourth direct listing on Monday, and it's the latest to deliver extremely volatile trading in its first days as a public company. The short-term rental operator listed on the Nasdaq and soared on its first day,...read more
Renaissance Capital's August IPO Market Update
Amid the IPO market’s annual August break, five very small issuers raised a combined $42 million, well below the typically-slow month’s 10-year average (10 IPOs, $1.9B). The lineup included four traditional IPOs, all of which finished below issue,...read more
US IPO Weekly Recap: Sezzle direct lists and a micro-cap IPO pops and drops
There were three pricings this past week, two of which are included in our IPO stats. One blank check IPO also debuted, and one issuer submitted an initial filing. Pipeline and private company news from the past week provided more hints about fall IPO activity....read more