Going public is not a decision any company takes lightly. For complex, high-revenue businesses in particular, an IPO filing reliably requires years of preparation and hefty investment. Likewise, postponing or canceling a planned debut is never a flippant choice. Sometimes
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University of Florida finance professor’s paper selected as best of the year
Murillo Campello, Joe B. Cordell Eminent Scholar at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business, and his coauthors received the IQAM Prize from the European Finance Association for their paper published in the Review of Finance. The paper, “Credit
From hatchling idea to thriving Gator business: How UF’s business incubator fuels entrepreneurship
Gator Hatchery is a student business incubator through the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center that provides all University of Florida student entrepreneurs with a co-working space, office support, mentors and other resources necessary for early-stage business growth. Students can network with peers and
Newsweek | Map Reveals Top 5 Easiest and Hardest States to Save Money In
In a new ranking, Newsweek mapped the five easiest and five hardest U.S. states to save money in, based on a study by Bankrate analyzing financial conditions across the nation. Jay Ritter shares his insights on the ranking.

Sherwood | Hims & Hers, at a crossroads, wants to be the Netflix of healthcare
The generic drug maker started with cheeky ads selling knockoff Viagra. Now it’s trying to fend off big drugmakers and navigate a critical government ruling to defend a high-growth line of revenue. Jay Ritter comments on how Hims’ SPAC has
Business Insider | Despite tariffs reversal, bankers say the IPO market is still on ice
Jay Ritter shares his insights for these stories on the impact of tariffs on the IPO market. Read more from Business Insider and Triangle Business Journal. Despite tariffs reversal, bankers say the IPO market is still on ice – Business
Charities spend big to defend their board’s corporate agendas, research finds
Charities with corporate leaders on their boards spend an average of $130,000 a year lobbying on behalf of their connected companies. That’s according to a first-of-its-kind study from Assistant Professor Sehoon Kim and Eugene F. Brigham Chair in Finance Joel
Business Insider | The IPO comeback is stalling out, thanks to Trump’s tariffs
On Friday, StubHub and Klarna both announced they were putting off their planned IPOs, as Donald Trump’s tariffs sparked a huge slide in the stock market. IPO analysts at Renaissance now estimate that there could be as few as 150
ABC News | Shares in Trump social media company sink following concerns about insider selloff
Shares in Donald Trump’s social media company sank in morning trading on Wednesday, a day after the company filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission that could allow the president’s trust to sell more than $2 billion of shares. The
Barron’s | What CoreWeave stock’s trading means for the IPO market
The market for initial public markets has basically been frozen for three years. And CoreWeave’s recent IPO has done nothing to change the dynamic, suggesting 2025 could be another IPO bust. There hasn’t been a good market for IPOs since 2021, when