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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. 

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

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

Initial public offerings (IPOs) captivate investors with the chance to get in on the ground floor of promising companies, potentially reaping substantial long-term returns as firms like Apple or Amazon once did. Investing $1,000 in AAPL at its IPO in 1980 would be worth

JBS, the biggest meatpacker in the world, is set to go public on the New York Stock Exchange this week. Jay Ritter comments on the company’s IPO in this story from The New York Times. 

Circle’s IPO made Wall Street history with the biggest two-day surge since 1980. Yet, behind this spectacular performance lies a troubling paradox: the issuer of USDC literally left 3 billion dollars on the table with institutional investors. How can this

While the first day of trading usually captures the most attention with IPOs, second-day stock-price moves tend to be more muted with larger deals of $500 million such as Circle’s. The second-day trading gain of about 45% for Circle’s newly

Here we go again. Traditionally, IPOs are a great deal for Wall Street and its prized clients, not so much for the companies the investment banks take public. On June 5, Circle Internet Group, issuer of the highly successful stablecoin

Hut 8 is going all in on big names, buzz and a high-risk, trendy business strategy. Will it work—or blow up in its face? Jay Ritter shares his insights in this story from The Logic. 

Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of social-media network Truth Social, on Tuesday disclosed plans to issue $1.5 billion worth of new stock and $1 billion in convertible notes, with the proceeds to be invested in Bitcoin. Jay Ritter comments