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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

Blockchain boom: Crypto comes to market with IPOs and SPAC mergers

IREN

Spurred on by soaring Bitcoin prices in the last year, crypto-focused companies are taking the ball and running with it – right to the public markets. Since 2019, seven crypto-focused companies have completed traditional IPOs, one has direct listed, and four have gone public via SPAC merger. The group features an array of Bitcoin miners (CORZ, IREN, SDIG, ARBK,...read more

IPO Index caps off a red January with its best day since 2020

RIVN

After a challenging several months, the Renaissance IPO Index gained 7.8% on Monday, capping off a tumultuous January with its best performing day since March 2020. The Renaissance IPO Index (IPOUSA) is a basket of the largest and most liquid IPOs over the past three years tracked by the IPO ETF (NYSE: IPO). It currently contains 107 constituents that span eight sectors, and more...read more

Updated: Renaissance Capital's 2021 US IPO Market Review

RIVN

2021 IPO Market Makes History as the Busiest Year in Two Decades The 2021 IPO market was one for the history books. A stunning 397 IPOs raised $142.4 billion in the busiest year by deal count since 2000 and the biggest year for proceeds ever. 27 billion-dollar deals came to market led by pre-revenue electric truck...read more