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US IPO Weekly Recap: Health and tech shine as week’s 5 IPOs close Friday up 20% or more

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Five health and tech companies went public this week, and each finished the week up at least 20%. One SPAC also IPO'd. Three companies and one SPAC submitted initial filings. After weeks of nonstop news coverage, The We Company (WE) delayed its IPO to the 4Q19. Another mega IPO, Airbnb, announced it would seek public markets in 2020. The leader of the pack was...read more

Blank check Apex Technology Acquisition prices upsized IPO at $10

Apex Technology Acquisition, a blank check company targeting a software or internet technology business, raised $305 million by offering 30.5 million units at $10. The company offered raised $30 million more than originally planned. Units consist of one share of common stock and one-half of one warrant exercisable at $11.50. Former Oracle CFO Jeff Epstein serves as co-CEO. Apex...read more

US IPO Week Ahead: Datadog chases $7 billion valuation in 5-IPO week

Five IPOs and one SPAC plan to raise $1.7 billion in the week ahead. Rumors are swirling that The We Company (WE) will launch its long-awaited IPO.  Datadog (DDOG) will join the year's growing list of VC-backed tech companies going public at $5+ billion market caps (UBER, LYFT, WORK, PINS, CRWD). The company targets $492...read more

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