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
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
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
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
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The erosion of the IPO lock-up
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
Updated: Renaissance Capital's 3Q 2020 US IPO Market Review
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
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
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