So far, 2024 has been something of a mixed bag for high-profile IPOs. The initial public offering (IPO) market flagged in 2022 and 2023, and Wall Street had hoped this year would offer a turnaround. But as Bloomberg News reported Sunday (Feb. 4), two of...
Carmaker Renault canceled plans to take its electric vehicle unit, Ampere, public. The French company said in a Monday (Jan. 29) press release that “current equity market conditions” are not conducive to an initial public offering (IPO). Instead, Renault will continue to fund the development...
Reddit’s potential investors reportedly want the company to seek a $5 billion IPO valuation. That’s according to a report Sunday (Jan. 28) by Bloomberg News, citing sources familiar with the discussions around the social media platform’s planned initial public offering (IPO). In an email to PYMNTS on...
Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski said the Swedish FinTech company is considering an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States. It is “very likely” that Klarna will launch a stock market listing in the U.S., although no official dates have been confirmed, Siemiatkowski told BNN Bloomberg, per a Tuesday (Jan....
In recent months, business development companies (BDCs) have witnessed a surge in valuations, prompting several firms to opt for public offerings. BDCs, which are private lenders that primarily provide loans to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), have experienced a notable increase in public offerings after...
Reddit is reportedly ready to go public via an initial public offering (IPO). The social media platform aims to go public in March after more than three years of planning, Reuters reported Thursday (Jan. 18), citing sources familiar with the matter. The report noted that the IPO would...
Shein is reportedly seeking approval from a Chinese regulator to go public in the United States. The online fashion company, which is based in Singapore and valued at $66 billion, filed with the regulator in November to comply with new listing rules for local firms,...
Indian digital payments firm MobiKwik has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) worth up to 7 billion rupees ($84 million). This move comes after the company’s previous attempt in 2021 was postponed due to the lackluster market debut of its larger rival, Paytm, Reuters reported Friday (Jan. 5). MobiKwik had initially filed for...
Home health company BrightSpring has revived its plans to go public. The Kentucky-based firm on Tuesday (Jan. 2) filed its plans for an initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The filing did not include proposed terms for the IPO, though a report by Bloomberg...