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The erosion of the IPO lock-up

CPNG

2021 went down as a historic year for the IPO market, with both activity and proceeds reaching record levels. A lesser-known record: the explosion of early lock-up provisions. In effect, IPO insiders are now able to cash out earlier than ever. Key takeaways

  • Once rare, early lock-up provisions exploded in 2021
  • Tech IPOs account for most early...read more

Updated: Renaissance Capital's 3Q 2020 US IPO Market Review

SNOW

IPO Frenzy Drives Busiest Third Quarter Since 2000 The US IPO market had its busiest third quarter by deal count since the Dot-com era, with 81 IPOs raising $28.5 billion. The high volume combined with several large deals resulted in the largest quarter by proceeds in six years. IPOs performance remained strong,...read more

Silicon Valley’s tech IPO drought is about to end

SANA.RC

The 2020 tech IPO drought in Silicon Valley is about to end after a wave of filings on Monday brought 13 new companies into the IPO pipeline. Now,...read more

US IPO Weekly Recap: BigCommerce’s 201% first-day pop breaks records in an 8 IPO week

BIGC

Eight IPOs and nine SPACs entered the public markets this past week led by BigCommerce (BIGC), which soared 201% in the best first-day pop for an IPO over $100 million in 15 years. E-commerce platform BigCommerce (BIGC) priced above the upwardly revised range to raise $216 million at a $1.8 billion market cap. With accelerating growth and...read more