Tagged: ipos

July 19, 2026 @ 3:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) will meet this week to discuss initial public offerings (IPOs) and capital formation. Part of the broader ambition of making IPOs “great again,” as well as improving access to capital, including online… Read More

July 13, 2026 @ 1:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation, will convene a roundtable today in partnership with the SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance to discuss the initial public offering (IPO) ecosystem. Entitled “Rethinking the Rulebook: Modernizing the IPO Process… Read More

July 2, 2026 @ 1:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published an update on markets during the first quarter of 2026. The SEC holds a mission of maintaining efficient markets, facilitating capital formation and the protection of investors. During the prior administration more emphasis was placed on investor… Read More

June 27, 2026 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Shares of SoftBank Group Corp. dropped sharply on June 26, 2026, falling more than 12 percent in Tokyo trading. The decline marked the steepest single-session loss for the Japanese investment firm since August 2024 and reflected growing investor unease following reports that OpenAI may postpone… Read More

June 18, 2026 @ 3:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SpaceX‘s recent initial public offering marks a pivotal transition for the aerospace and technology provider, shifting it from a closely held private entity to a publicly traded company valued in the trillions. The debut, which saw shares open around $135 before climbing to over $200… Read More

June 17, 2026 @ 11:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs, have experienced a resurgence in deals and listings. From 2022 to 2024, the SPAC market was moribund, but 2025 brought renewed activity that continues into 2026. Part of this is due to new leadership at the Securities and Exchange… Read More

June 16, 2026 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The debut of SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) on public markets has unleashed intense speculative fervor in cryptocurrency-based synthetic trading products. On the day shares began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX at an IPO price of $135, a perpetual futures contract tracking the company on Hyperliquid… Read More

June 15, 2026 @ 2:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A new report shares that the US private equity middle market kicked off 2026 on a solid note, with deal value climbing to $103.8 billion—a 10.7% increase from the prior year and the strongest first-quarter performance in five years. According to PitchBook data, this figure also exceeded… Read More

June 13, 2026 @ 3:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets investment platforms Binance, Bybit, and Bitget have scrapped their campaigns offering tokenized exposure to SpaceX’s highly anticipated initial public offering. The cancellations stemmed from an inability to secure sufficient underlying shares through their tokenized equity partner, highlighting persistent challenges in bridging on-chain products… Read More

June 13, 2026 @ 3:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global artificial intelligence (AI) industry faced fresh volatility as secondary market trading for Anthropic‘s shares took a hit. This followed a swift directive from US officials compelling the firm to restrict its latest high-performance models due to perceived security risks. The incident highlights escalating… Read More

June 13, 2026 @ 2:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) has taken its place among the foremost corporate owners of Bitcoin. Upon completing its highly anticipated initial public offering, the aerospace pioneer disclosed holdings of 18,712 BTC, positioning it as the eighth-largest public entity by Bitcoin reserves. At prevailing market rates around… Read More

June 12, 2026 @ 10:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MetaMask has indicated that SpaceX is set to make history this week with what is poised to become the largest initial public offering ever. The company plans to price shares at $135 on Thursday, June 11, 2026, ahead of its Nasdaq listing under the ticker… Read More

June 12, 2026 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Citigroup (NYSE: C) is rolling out a blockchain-powered platform enabling wealthy individuals and institutional clients to trade tokenized shares of privately held firms. This initiative comes at a pivotal moment, as anticipation builds around massive public debuts from key industry players like SpaceX and Anthropic,… Read More

June 10, 2026 @ 5:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The number of publicly traded companies in the US has been in decline for many years – to the detriment of all. This is largely due to overly aggressive regulations that boost compliance demands and affiliated cost. At the same time, there is an ocean… Read More

June 8, 2026 @ 11:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is now widely expected to make history with what could become the largest initial public offering ever, and it is taking an unconventional approach by reserving a substantial portion of shares for everyday investors. Reports now indicate the tech-focused company plans to… Read More

June 8, 2026 @ 8:39 am By Nick Morgan  |  

Mel Lavitt, one of the architects of the modern IPO marketing process and a veteran of some of the most consequential public offerings in history, recently joined ICAN’s Capital Ideas podcast to discuss how the IPO market evolved from a relationship-driven ecosystem of small firms… Read More

May 29, 2026 @ 1:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook has indicated in a research report that North American venture capital assets under management (AUM) are projected to expand from approximately $1.5 trillion at the end of 2025 to $2 trillion by 2030, representing a 30% increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR)… Read More

May 27, 2026 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FTSE Russell, a global index provider under the London Stoxk Exchange Group (LSEG), has recently announced significant updates to its IPO entry process for the Russell US Index Series. The changes, effective immediately, aim to help these benchmarks better capture major market movements while upholding… Read More

May 19, 2026 @ 1:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The number of listed or publicly traded companies has been declining for years. This is largely due to unsophisticated individuals making the rules by adding more burdensome compliance requirements that may have a positive intent but end up having a deleterious impact, compelling firms to… Read More

May 14, 2026 @ 8:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook Senior Analyst Franco Granda argues that SpaceX’s upcoming Starship Flight 12 represents the most pivotal pre-IPO milestone for the rocket giant. Scheduled no earlier than May 19 from the new Orbital Launch Pad 2 at Starbase in Texas, the test marks the debut of… Read More