Tagged: ipo

March 1, 2017 @ 7:56 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation paper on the initial public offering (IPO) process. The paper is part of an initiative designed to reform the UK IPO ecosystem by improving the quality of information provided to market participants. Christopher Woolard, Executive Director… Read More

February 17, 2017 @ 4:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Why are more companies staying private? That’s a good question. Many moons ago, it was the ambition of most young promising companies to get big enough to “go public” and do an initial public offering (IPO). Becoming a listed company was viewed as a stamp… Read More

February 8, 2017 @ 11:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate investment platform Fundrise has shared an update on their initial public offer (IPO) using Regulation A+, an offer we first uncovered in January. As we reported last week, Fundrise filed an amended Form 1-A with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the name of… Read More

February 4, 2017 @ 1:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a solid indication of confidence of the young real estate crowdfunding platform, Fundrise has received solid investor interest in its self-crowdfunding IPO under Reg A+. Demand was sufficient to compel management to increase the maximum funding round from 2 million shares to 3 million… Read More

January 31, 2017 @ 8:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

The advent of new securities exemptions has created opportunity for various sectors of finance. Beyond the fact that issuing companies now have new alternatives for raising capital, and a broader group of investors may gain access to early stage companies, there is a question of… Read More

January 30, 2017 @ 3:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The forthcoming Fundrise IPO was revealed last week as a public filing under “Rise Companies” was uncovered. Today, the Form 1-A has been updated revealing additional information regarding the self-crowdfunding campaign under Reg A+. According to the document, Fundrise will be offering up to 2… Read More

January 20, 2017 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Acquisition Corp. II, a blank-check company that acquires or merges with one or more businesses or entities in the fintech industry, announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 15.3 million units at a price of $10 per unit, for gross proceeds to the… Read More

January 5, 2017 @ 10:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

A report by Renaissance Capital shows the US IPO market tanking in 2016.  The proceeds from IPOs dipped to the lowest level since 2003. This includes the dark years of the Great Recession. While the IPO had a grim year, the researchers at Renaissance are… Read More

December 18, 2016 @ 6:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

During the past 15 years, the number of emerging growth companies entering the capital markets through IPOs has plummeted relative to historical norms. This trend has transcended economic cycles during that period and has hobbled U.S. job creation. In fact, by one estimate, the decline… Read More

December 15, 2016 @ 4:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Regulation A, or Reg A+ as everyone now calls it, has been heralded as the future of small IPOs by some. The updated securities exemption was created by Title IV of the JOBS Act and came into effect during 2015. Allowing smaller companies to raise… Read More

November 10, 2016 @ 8:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Invesdor is celebrating the “first” European company to provide an exit by IPO as shares trade on Nasdaq First North Helsinki (ISIN FI4000127527) . Heeros Oyj raised €3.4m from 700 retail investors with its IPO on the Invesdor crowdfunding platform. that took place this past October. In… Read More

November 9, 2016 @ 1:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the closing of Heeros Oyj’s IPO subscription period on Invesdor last week, the funding portal’s co-founder and CEO, Lasse Mäkelä, declared more than 700 investors participated during the round. He announced on Twitter earlier this week: More than 700 investors participated in #Heeros #IPO via @Invesdor – Congrats!… Read More

November 8, 2016 @ 1:58 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Founded in 2000 and helmed by CEO and Executive Director Mark Evans, Dreamscape Networks has grown organically and without external funding to be the leading .au domain brand in Australia, and as of this past June, holds a 30% market share for .au domains with 34% market… Read More

October 20, 2016 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Heeros Oyj, a Finnish cloud-based financial management software solutions company, announced this week it is IPOing on Nasdaq First North growth market in Finland. The company revealed the subscription period of the IPO started on Wednesday through crowdfunding platform Invesdor. This launch comes one year after… Read More

September 23, 2016 @ 11:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Lufax, one of China’s largest peer to peer lending platforms, is preparing for its long-awaited IPO. This is according to a report in Reuters that stated the IPO could raise $5 billion. At the last funding round, Lufax captured a valuation topping $18 billion.  China… Read More

August 2, 2016 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Indiegogo alum, ieCrowd, announced the launch of its Crowdfunder equity crowdfunding campaign. The company’s key focus is to bring health innovations to the marketplace and its previous Indiegogo campaign was dedicated to its DEET-free mosquito repellent, Kite Shield. The company revealed: “ieCrowd’s commercialization process… Read More

June 18, 2016 @ 3:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past week LendInvest appointed  Stephen Wilcke as a Senior Advisor.  Wilcke has a long track in finance including being  CEO of HM Treasury’s Asset Protection Agency.  He was also head of OneSavings Bank where he positioned the firm for an IPO back in 2014.  Now… Read More

May 15, 2016 @ 2:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Billionaire shark and outspoken entrepreneur Mark Cuban is considering using Title IV of the JOBS Act. He sees the updated securities exemption as a huge opportunity.  Currently, most of the Mark Cuban media coverage has focused on him taking up the banner of the #nevertrump… Read More

April 21, 2016 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, beauty website, BeautyKind, announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved of its Regulation A+ initial public offering (IPO). This offer is being conducted by WR Hambrecht + Co, which acts as the sole underwriter. The company is currently seeking a minimum of… Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 10:09 pm By Midori Yoshimura  |  

    At the Continuum SF Innovation and Credit Conference in San Francisco I recently attended, those present listened to a solid lineup of speakers discuss business development and more in SF and across the Pacific in China. Speakers included SF Mayor Ed Lee; Rob Suber,… Read More