#ipo outlook

5 Technology Companies That Could IPO in 2017

5 Technology Companies That Could IPO in 2017 After a tepid 2016, the Initial Public Offering (IPO) market has been rejuvenated in 2017, primarily on the back of the recent $24 billion Snap Inc. IPO. Snap’s public market debut was the biggest technology IPO since Alibaba’s in 2014 and the second-largest U.S. technology based IPO ever, behind only Facebook FB, its closest competitor and a Zacks…

Positive Growth Forecast for U.S. IPOs in 2017

Positive Growth Forecast for U.S. IPOs in 2017 Larger Offerings Could Increase Proceeds by Close to 50 Percent By any measure, 2016 was a difficult year for initial public offerings (IPOs) on U.S. exchanges with virtually every statistical category – offerings (-38%), proceeds (-38%) and filings (-48%)  – down significantly from 2015.  Moreover, this was the second consecutive down year for the…

U.S. IPOs set to rebound after dismal 2016

U.S. IPOs set to rebound after dismal 2016 The U.S. IPO market is expected to bounce back next year after a forgettable 2016, fueled by a sunnier economic outlook and a bit more certainty following the presidential election – factors that encouraged the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates. The Fed lifted interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, the second increase since the financial…

Anemic IPO Market Is Poised for a Rebound

Anemic IPO Market Is Poised for a Rebound A flood of share debuts is expected to invigorate the listless IPO market after the coming Labor Day holiday, but the revival may be short-lived. A flood of share debuts is expected to invigorate the listless market for initial public offerings after the Labor Day holiday, but the revival might be short-lived. Companies in a wide variety of U.S.…

Avast sees smooth acquisition of AVG, IPO seen later down the road

Avast sees smooth acquisition of AVG, IPO seen later down the road

Avast acquiring rival AVG in $1.3 bln offer

CEO: integration will delay any IPO considerations

Company to focus on push to grow mobile revenues

Avast Software, maker of the world’s most popular computer antivirus protection, doesn’t see any obstacles to completing its $1.3 billion acquisition of AVG Technologies but it will…

IPOs start to shake off their funk as Line debut spreads positive message

IPOs start to shake off their funk as Line debut spreads positive message.

Pokémon Go isn’t the only Japanese sensation to take the world by storm. Line (LN), the popular messaging system in Japan, is spreading much-needed enthusiasm to the initial public offering market.

Line, a system that allows users to send short messages and images to each other on mobile devices, found strong reception…

As IPO market improves, will Spotify be the next big name to go public?

As IPO market improves, will Spotify be the next big name to go public?

AdvancePierre Food Holdings capped a good week for the IPO markets. They priced 18.6 million shares at $21, the middle of the price talk of $20-$23, and opened at $23.50. That’s a respectable opening for a food company, particularly following the success of US Foods in late May.

AdvancePierre is following a typical pattern…