AFYA News

Almost two-thirds of all IPOs in the 3Q were healthcare or tech, along with 7 of the top 10 best-performing IPOs. The healthcare sector had 14 offerings raise $4.0 billion; deal flow was driven by biotechs (7) and diagnostics companies (3), while two dental products makers represented about half of the sector’s proceeds. Three companies sold healthcare technology, two software...read more

Nine companies entered the public market this week, led by customer experience software provider Medallia (MDLA) with a first day pop of 76%. The software company priced at $21, well above the range, to raise $326 million at a fully diluted valuation of $3.6 billion. Medallia’s growth accelerated to 32% in the most recent quarter, and it boasts 32...read more

Afya, a Brazilian for-profit medical and healthcare education group, raised $261 million by offering 13.7 million shares at $19, above the range of $16 to $18. Afya plans to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol AFYA. BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, UBS Investment Bank, Itau BBA, Morgan Stanley, BTG Pactual and XP Investimentos acted as lead managers on the deal. ...read more

July's post-holiday flood of IPOs is upon us, with nine diverse offerings and a direct listing scheduled for the second-most active week of the year. The three largest IPOs come from Asia, Europe, and South America, but based on the strong reception of recent tech unicorns, Medallia (MDLA) may get the most eyeballs. DouYu (DOYU) is set to...read more