Jay Ritter

Academic IPO insights with Jay Ritter

Jay Ritter discusses the critical importance of valuation for IPO success, the differences between institutional and retail-focused IPOs, the takeaways for management teams and innovations in the IPO process. Listen to Ritter on the Academic IPO Insights podcast. 

  • Jay Ritter discusses the critical importance of valuation for IPO success, the differences between institutional and retail-focused IPOs, the takeaways for management teams and innovations in the IPO process.

    Jay Ritter

    Academic IPO insights with Jay Ritter

    Academic IPO Insights | Amundsen Investment Management
  • U.S. exchange operators are in talks with the Securities and Exchanges Commission on easing regulatory burdens for public companies, as they seek to encourage more richly valued startups to list, according to four people familiar with the matter. IPO insights from Jay Ritter inform this story.

    Jay Ritter

    Exclusive: US exchanges, SEC in talks to ease public company regulations

    Reuters
  • Stocks of newly-public companies are surging in their first sessions at the fastest pace in three and a half years, enthralling traders and heating up the market for US first-time share sales. These spectacles may be thrilling to watch, but history shows extreme day-one pops rarely reward investors in the long run. Jay Ritter comments.

    Jay Ritter

    US IPO shares doubling on their first day at fastest pace since 2021

    Bloomberg
  • An interdisciplinary team led by University of Florida researchers has proposed an artificial intelligence, or AI, model to predict long-term mortality in patients with coronary artery disease. A team led by Md Mahmudul Hasan, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the UF College of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy and the UF Warrington College of Business Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, hopes to improve treatment outcomes and reduce mortality in coronary artery disease, or CAD, patients with their lightweight graph neural network.

    Md Mahmudul Hasan

    UF researchers propose AI model to predict mortality in coronary artery disease patients

    UF Health
  • In an extensive study from Associate Professor Aaron Hill examining the relationship between personality traits and executive pay, CEOs who exhibit more Machiavellianism, characterized by motivation to achieve personal goals and ‘win’ social interactions, are more likely to have higher total pay and severance pay and to secure higher pay for those on their top management team.

    Aaron Hill

    Machiavellianism boosts CEO pay, UF Warrington study finds

    UF News
David Costa and his wife pose in front of a McDonald's M balloon arch at the opening of one of their store locations.

Supersizing success

David Costa (MBA ’17) began his University of Florida journey in 2000, but it wasn’t until he returned for his MBA in 2015 that he’d leave with a degree in hand. During his freshman year at UF, Costa’s father purchased his first McDonald’s franchise restaurant after retiring from the Air Force. Realizing that his father needed assistance running the business, Costa admirably returned home to Florida’s Panhandle and ended up

ignition packaging 2025 big idea winner with check

Ignition Packaging wins 2025 Big Idea Competition

Founded and led by Abdurrahman Bejjaj, a geomatics student in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Ignition Packaging won first place in the 2025 Big Idea Competition.  Ignition Packaging is a sustainable biomaterials company dedicated to researching and developing high-performance, biodegradable packaging solutions that replace harmful plastics. Their packaging products aim to be strong, durable and cost-effective, yet emphasize their commitment towards sustainability.   “At its core, Ignition Packaging exists

Full-Time MBA #16. Part-Time MBA #20 among US publics. US News & World Report. UF Warrington College of Business.

University of Florida among nation’s top 20 public MBA programs

The University of Florida’s MBA programs were named among the best in the nation, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report. Among public programs, the Full-Time MBA is No. 16 in the nation and the Weekend Part-Time MBA program is No. 20 in the nation on the 2025 Best Graduate Schools list. Nationally, the Full-Time MBA is No. 38, and the Weekend Part-Time program is No.