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Renaissance Capital's 2015 US IPO Annual Review

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Coming off of two banner years, the 2015 IPO market was a disappointment with 169 IPOs raising only $30 billion, a six-year low. There is no single explanation for the decline in 2015 activity; rather, it was driven by a number of factors, including uncertainties about Federal Reserve and European monetary policies, concerns over the Chinese economy, poor IPO performance, declining...read more

June 2015 was the most active month for IPOs since the Dotcom Bubble

June 2015 saw 35 initial public offerings, more than any month since August 2000, when 66 companies went public. Since then, there have now been just nine months with over 30 IPOs, including six in the past two years. The 35 June IPOs raised $5.9 billion, more than the $5.5 billion raised by the 34 IPOs...read more

US IPO Market Takes Off Again in the Second Quarter: Renaissance Capital's 2Q 2015 Review

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Click here to view the full report. PDF IPO activity more than doubled during the second quarter compared to the slow first...read more

US IPO Weekly Recap: Year's hottest deal pops 186% in year's most active week with 13 IPOs

Things just got Seres in the IPO market. Thirteen companies went public this past week, more than any week since October 2014. Seres Therapeutics skyrocketed 186% on its debut - the highest first-day pop since January 2014. The thirteen IPOs raised $1.9 billion, less than expected because 70%...read more