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What happens to the IPO market when volatility spikes?

RACE

Volatility is back. The VIX Index went above 30 for the first time since August 2015. That long-dormant volatility has immediately begun to derail IPO activity: Three deals postponed this past week, and two more pushed...read more

US IPO Week Ahead: No IPOs during the final week of the August lull

VNTR

There are no IPOs scheduled to price in the week ahead. While nothing is currently on the calendar, expect that to change after Labor Day, when recent filers start launching. With just five IPOs this month (six, including the one SPAC), August 2017 will be the slowest August since 2011. Quiet Period The quiet periods for two recent IPOs are set to expire...read more

US IPO Weekly Recap: Two IPOs start off the annual August lull

VNTR

Two IPOs raised a combined $574 million this past week and notched modest gains. Pigments supplier Venator Materials raised $454 million and ultra-rare bone disease biotech Clementia Pharmaceuticals raised $120 million. July 2017 was the ...read more

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