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Bank of America downgrades hot IPO and Nvidia derivative CoreWeave, citing valuation

CNBC: Investing

JUNE 16, 2025

" CoreWeave went public in late March. billion initial public offering raise marked the largest tech offering on Wall Street since 2021. CRWD YTD mountain CoreWeave stock since its March initial public offering. CoreWeave's $1.5

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Wall Street loves this recent IPO with one analyst calling it the ‘social network trading platform’

CNBC: Investing

JUNE 9, 2025

Israel-based eToro went public on May 15 , with its initial public offering price at $52 per share, above the high end of its proposed range. The stock opened that day at $69.69, or 34% above its IPO, and closed up nearly 29% at $67 per share. by providing both investing tools and learning resources.

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SPACs: A Path to Public Markets That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked

MergersCorp M&A International

JULY 5, 2025

Yet, to dismiss them entirely would be to overlook their undeniable, and often unsung, benefits in democratizing access to public markets and fostering innovation. At their core, SPACs are shell corporations formed to raise capital via an initial public offering (IPO) with the sole purpose of acquiring an existing private company.

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Reincorporation Considerations for Late-Stage Private and Pre-IPO Companies

Cooley M&A

JUNE 24, 2025

Companies thinking about, preparing for or going through the initial public offering (IPO) process have many things to do and many decisions to make (to put it mildly!).

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Inception Growth Acquisition Limited Announces Extension of Business Combination Period

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

JUNE 11, 2025

New York, June 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inception Growth Acquisition Limited (NASDAQ: IGTA, the “Company”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced today that at its annual meeting of stockholders on June 5, 2025 (the “Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders voted in favor of, among others, the proposals to amend (i) its (..)

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Cooley’s 2024 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review: M&A Slims Down in 2024, but Will Appetites Grow in 2025?

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2025

Fortunately, for those with the ever common resolution to slim down, the life sciences sector offers inspiration. This approach, combining M&A and initial public offering (IPO) preparations on parallel tracks, allows companies to maximize optionality in an uncertain market. Luckily, theres more to this years story.

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UK Corporate Briefing - August 2025

JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 1, 2025

Read our full insight > New rules for the public offers and admissions to trading regime After various consultations and engagement papers, the final rules creating the Prospectus Rules: Admission to Trading on a Regulated Market sourcebook (“PRM”) have been published.

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Analysts move to the sidelines on CoreWeave stock after big surge since IPO

CNBC: Investing

JULY 8, 2025

Its initial public offering earlier this year was the biggest technology IPO since 2021. While Mizuho analyst Gregg Moskowitz is optimistic on CoreWeave over the long-term, he said both the stock's outsized run since going public and a balancing risk-to-reward skew as reasons for his downgrade of the stock.

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Disclosure of Preliminary Merger Negotiations: Are SPACs Different?

Deal Lawyers

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Last week, the SEC announced settled enforcement proceedings against Cantor Fitzgerald for its alleged role in causing two SPACs that it controlled to make misleading statements to investors about the status of their discussions with potential acquisition targets ahead of their initial public offerings (IPOs).

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Figma’s $20 Billion Sale Died. It Came Back to Go Public.

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

JULY 31, 2025

On Thursday, it went public, with its stock ending the day up 250 percent. Figma, which makes a design platform, was on the verge of a big payday before regulators quashed the sale.

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This Chinese robotaxi stock can more than double as production ramps up, analysts say

CNBC: Investing

JULY 14, 2025

Bank of America's Merrill Lynch unit and Goldman Sachs were the two lead underwriters on Pony AI's initial public offering at $13 a share last November. The company is close to fully scaling its fleet of robotaxis, which will also help Pony AI improve its profitability, Lee said.

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Reddit will let users buy its IPO, but warns that they could make the stock riskier

CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The social media company's S-1 filing revealed that some Reddit moderators and other users will be able to participate in the initial public offering.

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Possible Viking IPO is latest sign cruise industry is a good bet for investors, according to analyst. How to play it

CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Viking Holdings submitted a draft registration statement with the SEC relating to its proposed initial public offering.

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Preparing a VC-Backed Company for an Exit Event

JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 23, 2024

Initial public offerings (IPOs) and M&A exits are the two most common means of achieving liquidity in a private company. This article addresses an acquisition transaction, which requires preparation and oversight that many founders and managers need to learn as they go. By: Mintz - Venture Capital & Emerging Companies

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Bill Ackman's Pershing Square withdraws IPO as demand for offering waned

CNBC: Investing

JULY 31, 2024

Bill Ackman's Pershing Square USA withdrew its plans for an initial public offering after demand fell below original expectations.

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Chinese EV maker Zeekr prices IPO at $21, at the top end of range, reports say

CNBC: Investing

MAY 9, 2024

Chinese electric vehicle maker Zeekr will reportedly price its initial public offer at $21 a share Thursday.

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Andretti Acquisition Corp. II Announces the Pricing of $200,000,000 Initial Public Offering

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

II (the “Company”) announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 20,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 The offering is expected to close on September 9, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions. New York, NY , Sept. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Andretti Acquisition Corp.

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Grab acquires Singapore’s third-largest taxi operator Trans-cab

TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 21, 2023

” Founded in 2003, Trans-cab started with a fleet of 50 taxis and tried to go public twice. ” Founded in 2003, Trans-cab started with a fleet of 50 taxis and tried to go public twice. It now operates a fleet of more than 2,500 vehicles. Rewards through loyalty programs also will be provided to the drivers.

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JPMorgan says buy this 'well managed' Mediterranean restaurant chain with attractive expansion opportunities

CNBC: Investing

JULY 10, 2023

JPMorgan is gaining confidence in shares in this fast casual chain even after its 80% post-initial public offering run.

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Sidus Space acquires Exo-Space to ramp up on orbit data offerings

TechCrunch: M&A

AUGUST 22, 2023

In 2021, the subsidiary went through something of a transformation: It changed its name to Sidus and spun out, raising $15 million in an initial public offering on the Nasdaq stock exchange to further expand into the commercial space market. That company is also headed by — no surprise — Carol Craig.)

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UK chip designer Arm valued at $51 a share ahead of Wall Street IPO

The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

British tech firm valued at $52.3bn before highly anticipated flotation on Nasdaq by private owner SoftBank The British chip designer Arm has secured a $52.3bn (£41.9bn) valuation in its initial public offering (IPO), before its highly anticipated return to the stock market in New York on Thursday. Continue reading.

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IPO hopes rise for new year after Fed’s early holiday gift

Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 21, 2023

IPO hopes rise for new year after Fed’s early holiday gift By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro LONDON (Reuters) – Bankers advising companies on stock market listings are hopeful that the new year will bring a recovery in initial public offerings after the U.S.

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Mobiv Acquisition Corp Provides Update on Planned Business Combination with SRIVARU

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Company also reports it has entered into a Lock-Up Waiver, effective September 29, 2023, whereby the underwriter of the Company’s initial public offering agreed to waive certain lock-up restrictions applicable to up to 100,000 shares of Class B common stock held by the Mobiv Pte. Newark, Delaware, Sept.

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The scale-up gap: Financial market constraints holding back innovative firms in the European Union

European Investment Bank

JULY 23, 2024

The report also documents the link between financial constraints and firms’ outcomes, including relocations and likelihood to exit via initial public offering or acquisition. Closing the scale-up financing gap is essential for the European Union to maintain its edge in technology.

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AirBaltic stalls IPO until at least the first half of 2025

Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 2, 2024

By Joanna Plucinska LONDON (Reuters) -AirBaltic is pushing its planned initial public offering back to the first half of 2025 or later as its advisers suggest waiting for improved market conditions in the European sector.

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Factbox-IPOs stage fall comeback in Europe

Global Banking & Finance

OCTOBER 28, 2024

(Reuters) -Initial public offerings (IPOs) are slowly coming back in Europe after a summer lull. Swedish real estate group Sveafastfighter priced its IPO at 3.5 billion crowns ($330.59

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Upper Crust owner SSP plans for Indian IPO of Travel Food Services

Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 10, 2024

(Reuters) -Upper Crust owner SSP Group said on Tuesday that it is planning an initial public offering in India of airport lounge operator Travel Food Services, its venture with K Hospitality Corp.

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Factbox-IPOs stage fall comeback in Europe

Global Banking & Finance

OCTOBER 28, 2024

(Reuters) -Initial public offerings (IPOs) are slowly coming back in Europe after a summer lull. Swedish real estate group Sveafastfighter priced its IPO at 3.5 billion crowns ($330.59

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Exclusive-Online retailer Shein to hold roadshows soon ahead of London IPO, sources say

Global Banking & Finance

OCTOBER 3, 2024

By Julie Zhu, Amy-Jo Crowley and Hadeel Al Sayegh HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) – Shein is set to hold informal investor meetings in the coming weeks for its planned London initial public offering (IPO), three sources with knowledge of the matter said, pushing ahead with preparations as it awaits UK regulatory approval.

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Novo Banco shareholders agree to unblock dividends, pave way for sale

Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 6, 2024

LISBON (Reuters) – The three owners of Portugal’s fourth-largest bank Novo Banco have agreed to lift a ban on dividend payouts, paving the way for its potential sale or an initial public offering in 2025, the finance minister was quoted as saying on Friday.

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Exclusive-Kioxia sets IPO price range of 1,390-1,520 yen per share, sources say

Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 1, 2024

to $10.09) per share for its initial public offering, two people familiar with the matter said. By Miho Uranaka and Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) -Bain Capital-backed chipmaker Kioxia has set a tentative price range of 1,390 to 1,520 yen ($9.22 The […]

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Morgan Stanley profit exceeds forecasts on dealmaking surge; shares jump to record

Global Banking & Finance

OCTOBER 16, 2024

A revival in corporate debt issuance, initial public offerings (IPOs) and mergers has bolstered profits for Wall Street banks this […]

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Will Cava Going Public Set the Table for Other IPOs?

Successful Acquisitions

JUNE 27, 2023

The past 18 months have marked the slowest initial public offering market since the financial crisis of 2008. There are many reasons many American companies are so hesitant to go public. At this point it is anyone’s guess as to whether Cava will enjoy the same success in the public realm as it did in the private sphere.

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Yara postpones clean ammonia IPO after weak valuation

Global Banking & Finance

JUNE 26, 2023

Yara postpones clean ammonia IPO after weak valuation OSLO (Reuters) -Norway’s Yara has postponed a planned initial public offering of its Yara Clean Ammonia (YCA) business by one or two years due to an unsatisfactory market valuation, the fertiliser maker said in a strategy update on Monday.

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WE Soda to sell at least $800 million shares in rare London IPO

Global Banking & Finance

MAY 31, 2023

WE Soda to sell at least $800 million shares in rare London IPO By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro LONDON (Reuters) – WE Soda, the world’s largest producer of natural soda ash, is looking to raise at least $800 million for its parent Ciner Group in an initial public offering (IPO), its chief strategy officer told Reuters, […]

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Minority Equality Opportunities Acquisition Inc. Announces it Will Redeem its Public Shares and Will Not Consummate an Initial Business Combination

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

JULY 3, 2023

(the “Company”) (Nasdaq: MEOA), a special purpose acquisition company, announced today that, since the Company did not complete an initial business combination on or prior to June 30, 2023, the deadline by which the Company must complete an initial business combination pursuant to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended (..)

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Analysis-Arm’s clients turn IPO into tug of war for chip influence

Global Banking & Finance

AUGUST 23, 2023

Analysis-Arm’s clients turn IPO into tug of war for chip influence By Milana Vinn, Anirban Sen and Stephen Nellis NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A scramble among Arm Holdings Ltd’s clients, comprising the world’s biggest technology companies, to snap up shares in its initial public offering (IPO) is testing the semiconductor (..)

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Amman Mineral makes firm debut in Indonesia’s biggest IPO this year

Global Banking & Finance

JULY 7, 2023

million) in Indonesia’s biggest initial public offering (IPO) […] Amman Mineral makes firm debut in Indonesia’s biggest IPO this year By Bernadette Christina, Fransiska Nangoy and Yantoultra Ngui JAKARTA/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Amman Mineral Internasional ended 3.5% trillion rupiah ($713.43

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Building a Solid Foundation: Essential Steps for Paper LBO Practice

OfficeHours

JUNE 5, 2023

Typically, a private equity firm will buy a company at a small premium and then either take it public or sell it to another private equity firm in roughly a half decade. The paper LBO is one of the most commonly used and intimidating interview techniques for private equity.

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Exit Strategies for PE Investors

OfficeHours

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Initial Public Offering (IPO) One way to exit an investment involves taking the company public through an initial public offering (IPO). An IPO involves offering shares of a privately held company to the public in a new stock issuance.

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French genAI startup LightOn rises on market debut

Global Banking & Finance

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

euros it was valued at during its initial public offering last […] (Reuters) – Shares of LightOn, Europe’s first listed genAI startup, rose as much as 9% on their debut on the Euronext Growth market in Paris on Tuesday. The stock was trading at 10.79 euros per share by 0841 GMT, 4.2% higher than the 10.35

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Spain’s Cox to raise up to $242 million in IPO, valuing company at $1 billion

Global Banking & Finance

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

(Reuters) – Spanish energy and water utility Cox said on Tuesday it intended to raise as much as 222 million euros ($242 million) in an initial public offering (IPO) on the Madrid stock market that would value it at up to $1.02 The company plans to price the newly issued shares within a range […]

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LightOn to become Europe’s first listed GenAI startup with Paris IPO

Global Banking & Finance

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

(Reuters) – French generative AI startup LightOn launched an initial public offering (IPO) on the Euronext Growth market in Paris on Friday, with a listing expected later in November.

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Figma in Talks With Bankers to Explore an I.P.O. This Year

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

MARCH 7, 2025

The design tech company is exploring a public offering after regulators stymied its $20 billion sale to the software giant Adobe in 2023.

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Bank of America downgrades hot IPO and Nvidia derivative CoreWeave, citing valuation

Wall Street loves this recent IPO with one analyst calling it the ‘social network trading platform’

Trending Sources

SPACs: A Path to Public Markets That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked

Reincorporation Considerations for Late-Stage Private and Pre-IPO Companies

Inception Growth Acquisition Limited Announces Extension of Business Combination Period

Cooley’s 2024 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review: M&A Slims Down in 2024, but Will Appetites Grow in 2025?

UK Corporate Briefing - August 2025

Analysts move to the sidelines on CoreWeave stock after big surge since IPO

Disclosure of Preliminary Merger Negotiations: Are SPACs Different?

Figma’s $20 Billion Sale Died. It Came Back to Go Public.

This Chinese robotaxi stock can more than double as production ramps up, analysts say

Reddit will let users buy its IPO, but warns that they could make the stock riskier

Possible Viking IPO is latest sign cruise industry is a good bet for investors, according to analyst. How to play it

Preparing a VC-Backed Company for an Exit Event

Bill Ackman's Pershing Square withdraws IPO as demand for offering waned

Chinese EV maker Zeekr prices IPO at $21, at the top end of range, reports say

Andretti Acquisition Corp. II Announces the Pricing of $200,000,000 Initial Public Offering

Grab acquires Singapore’s third-largest taxi operator Trans-cab

JPMorgan says buy this 'well managed' Mediterranean restaurant chain with attractive expansion opportunities

Sidus Space acquires Exo-Space to ramp up on orbit data offerings

UK chip designer Arm valued at $51 a share ahead of Wall Street IPO

IPO hopes rise for new year after Fed’s early holiday gift

Mobiv Acquisition Corp Provides Update on Planned Business Combination with SRIVARU

The scale-up gap: Financial market constraints holding back innovative firms in the European Union

AirBaltic stalls IPO until at least the first half of 2025

Factbox-IPOs stage fall comeback in Europe

Upper Crust owner SSP plans for Indian IPO of Travel Food Services

Factbox-IPOs stage fall comeback in Europe

Exclusive-Online retailer Shein to hold roadshows soon ahead of London IPO, sources say

Novo Banco shareholders agree to unblock dividends, pave way for sale

Exclusive-Kioxia sets IPO price range of 1,390-1,520 yen per share, sources say

Morgan Stanley profit exceeds forecasts on dealmaking surge; shares jump to record

Will Cava Going Public Set the Table for Other IPOs?

Yara postpones clean ammonia IPO after weak valuation

WE Soda to sell at least $800 million shares in rare London IPO

Minority Equality Opportunities Acquisition Inc. Announces it Will Redeem its Public Shares and Will Not Consummate an Initial Business Combination

Analysis-Arm’s clients turn IPO into tug of war for chip influence

Amman Mineral makes firm debut in Indonesia’s biggest IPO this year

Building a Solid Foundation: Essential Steps for Paper LBO Practice

Exit Strategies for PE Investors

French genAI startup LightOn rises on market debut

Spain’s Cox to raise up to $242 million in IPO, valuing company at $1 billion

LightOn to become Europe’s first listed GenAI startup with Paris IPO

Figma in Talks With Bankers to Explore an I.P.O. This Year

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