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May was a big month for IPOs; what does June have in store?

LIFE

20 IPOs this past May raised $4.3 billion in proceeds, just one IPO short of the 21 in May 2014.  Year-to-date, 69 companies have gone public in 2015, a 40% drop from the 115 that had priced through May 2014. Twenty-nine (55% health care) have withdrawn or postponed IPOs this...read more

US IPO Weekly Recap: With 8 IPOs it's Bo-Time for Bojangles and no time for biotechs

BOJA

14 companies were scheduled to go public this week, including 10 health care deals. Only 8 IPOs got through, as 3 biotechs have been pushed back to next week, two companies postponed and one withdrew. however; IPO investors had plenty of options while the NASDAQ composite hit a 1-month low. This week's deals did include the year's largest IPO so far and the first restaurant chain...read more

aTyr Pharma prices IPO at the $14 midpoint

LIFE

aTyr Pharma, which is developing a new class of protein therapeutics for rare muscular dystrophies, raised $75 million by offering 5.4 million shares at $14, the midpoint of the range of $13 to $15. aTyr Pharma plans to list on the NASDAQ under the symbol LIFE. aTyr Pharma initially filed confidentially on 12/22/2014. J.P. Morgan and Citi acted as lead managers on the deal....read more

Week ahead: 14 IPOs planned for the week of May 4

BOJA

This could be the busiest 5-day stretch in the IPO market since the week of July 28, 2014, as 14 companies look to raise nearly $2 billion. However, last week's mediocre returns suggest that ...read more