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Another volatile direct listing: reAlpha soars on day one and plummets on day two

AIRE

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, reaching an intraday high of $575 with little volume. It ended the day just shy of $407, a nearly ...read more

US IPO Week Ahead: No major IPOs amid market turbulence

BGXX

No major IPOs are currently scheduled to price in the week ahead, although a few small deals or SPACs may join the calendar during the week. Micro-cap HeartSciences (HSCS) plans to raise $9 million in a unit offering, and begin trading mid-week. Street research is expected for two companies, including Bright Green (BGXX), which...read more

Bright Green to flashing red: 2022's first direct listing plummets after explosive early trading

BGXX

Last month, early-stage US cannabis producer Bright Green (BGXX) completed the first direct listing of 2022, and began trading on the Nasdaq at a market cap of more than $1 billion. Despite registering nearly 100% of its shares, Bright Green has traded like the often low float, “pop-and-drop” IPOs that have become commonplace this year. The company...read more

US IPO Weekly Recap: 1 small IPO and 1 direct listing begin trading

CRBG

There was just one small IPO and one direct listing this past week. Although there were no new IPO filings, a few large deals in the pipeline updated their prospectuses, including Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Turo (TURO) Fogo Hospitality (FOGO), and Claire’s (CLRS). After delaying the previous week,...read more