Core Insights - Wall Street has seen a significant rebound in initial public offerings (IPOs), with seven companies going public in a week, raising over $100 million each, totaling $4.4 billion, the highest since November 2021 [1][2] IPO Activity - The total proceeds from traditional IPOs this year have reached $25 billion, marking the highest level since 2021 [2] - The recent IPOs include a variety of companies such as a Swedish buy now, pay later lender, a blockchain mortgage platform, a coffee chain, and a crypto exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins [3] Recent Listings - Notable recent IPOs include Gemini Space Station, Black Rock Coffee Bar, Via Transportation, and Legence, with Gemini raising $425 million and its stock up 18% [5][6] - Black Rock Coffee Bar, Via, and Legence raised $294 million, $493 million, and $728 million respectively, with their stocks increasing by 45%, 3%, and 8% [6] Market Trends - The IPO market has become very active post-Labor Day, with road shows being the busiest since mid-2021 [7] - Earlier in the week, Klarna and Figure Technology Solutions went public, raising $1.37 billion and $787.5 million respectively, with their stocks showing mixed performance [8] Future Projections - Renaissance Capital projects about three to five IPOs per week for the next two months, although they do not expect another week with as many large deals [4]
Big IPOs just had their busiest week in 4 years