Jay Ritter

Japanese Recycling Upstart Tests Waters With SPAC Debut on NYSE

A small Japanese plastic recycling company is gearing up to go public in the US through a SPAC merger this month, even as many IPO hopefuls are delaying or scrapping such plans. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights on the IPO in this story from Bloomberg via Yahoo! Finance. 

  • Insights from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter show that biotechnology IPOs tend to do well over the long term just as financing markets begin to thaw.

    Jay Ritter

    Why That Hot Biotech IPO Could Be a Winner

    The Wall Street Journal
  • Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter comments on Reddit’s plan to go public. Among the details of its IPO filed with the SEC, Reddit says it’s reserving about 8% of the shares it’ll be selling for users and moderators, alongside some board members and friends and family of employees. That’ll give them a chance to buy in before institutional investors, unlike most IPOs.

    Jay Ritter

    Reddit plans to let its users get in on the ground floor of its initial public stock offering

    Marketplace
  • Aron Weingard (BSBA ’07, MSE ‘09) is a 2023 40 Gators Under 40 honoree who helps some of the 6 million American kids who bury a parent or sibling before graduating high school.

    Aron Weingard laughs while laying on the floor interacting with young people.

    A Time to Weep, A Time to Laugh

    Gator Nation News
  • A small Japanese plastic recycling company is gearing up to go public in the US through a SPAC merger this month, even as many IPO hopefuls are delaying or scrapping such plans. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter comments.

    Jay Ritter

    Japanese Recycling Upstart Tests Waters With SPAC Debut on NYSE

    Bloomberg
  • The former president has kept his finances in the dark. But now he’s pressed for cash and Truth Social could be the answer. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights on the company’s quest to go public.

    Jay Ritter

    Donald Trump Is Poised to Pocket Billions in a Meme Stock Media Merger

    Vanity Fair
Captain Ayessa Toler at her captain promotion ceremony in October 2023 with her husband Charlie Toler.

Living a life dedicated to public service

Life in public service is both an honor and a commitment. For University of Florida Warrington College of Business and College of Public Health and Health Professions alumna Captain Ayessa Toler (BA ’01, MHA ’03, MBA ’19), being a dedicated public servant is a way of life. Read more about Toler, who is the chief of medical plans, operations and exercises for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, in this story from

Stephanie Royer

On par for success

Golf is one of Stephanie Royer’s (MBA ’24) favorite sports – and now, she gets paid to watch it. For Royer, working with the PGA Tour is a dream come true. In her role as a digital content manager, she combines her lifelong love of golfing with her education in business by developing, editing, writing and publishing content across the company’s platforms. “I find great satisfaction in delivering an excellent

University of Florida No. 3 Online MBA in the Nation for Veterans and No. 7 Online Master's in Business for Veterans. US News & World Report 2024

University of Florida leads rankings of best online MBA and business master’s degrees for veterans, according to US News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – An online business degree is an excellent option for veterans seeking to supplement or expand their military careers. At the University of Florida, veterans can earn a top-ranked, accessible and affordable graduate business degree, as noted by U.S. News & World Report, which recently ranked the Warrington College of Business’ Online MBA and online business master’s degrees among the best in the nation. On its list of