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Restaurants look to serve up fresh IPOs in a stale market

CAVA

More consumers are dining out and restaurants are looking to cash in. Last week, the moribund IPO market got a boost from fast-casual Mediterranean chain CAVA Group (CAVA), whose $100 million filing makes it the first sizable restaurant to join the IPO pipeline since November 2021, when Brazilian steakhouse chain Fogo Hospitality (FOGO) filed...read more

US IPO Week Ahead: No IPOs as market turbulence continues

STWY

No IPOs are currently scheduled to price in the week ahead, although a few SPACs may join the calendar during the week. Although the calendar is quiet, several large issuers have kept the pipeline active, including piano maker Steinway Musical Instruments Holdings (STWY), childcare provider KinderCare (KLC), thrift store chain ...read more

Sector-wide sell-off: IPOs from all but one sector have traded off in recent months

VEI

The IPO market set new records in 2021, but a recent sell-off has walloped new issuers across nearly every sector over the past 90 days and 30 days. The sole sector with positive average returns, energy has produced just two IPOs since 2021, one of which was acquired shortly after its IPO (VEI). The remaining issuer, Aris Water Solutions (ARIS), averages a...read more

Climb high, fall hard: Recent IPOs have tumbled from their 2021 highs

VRM

2022 IPO activity has been weighed down by poor returns and volatility, grinding to a halt in late February. Many of the best-performing IPOs in recent years have been hit hardest by the recent sell-off. Over two thirds of IPOs since 2019 (530 of 775) are down 50% or more from their 52-week highs. Now that the sky-high prices of last year’s IPO boom have come back down to...read more