Some company founders say their new goal is to build a profitable business and buy out their backers. Not all investors are on board. Insights from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter inform this story. Read more in The Wall Street Journal.
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Meta’s Head of IR Is Leaving for Fanatics. It’s a Step Toward an IPO for the Sports Unicorn.
Though the IPO market is still ice cold, a high-profile unicorn just checked another box as it readies for an eventual public market debut. Insights from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter inform this story. Read more in Barron’s. [Subscription required.]
Ares debuts second SPAC IPO in uncertain times but raises less capital than the first
Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter informs this story about Ares Acquisition Corp. II, which is the largest special purpose acquisition company by total dollar proceeding to go public since January 2022. Read more in this story from MarketWatch.
First Republic Is Hanging On for Dear Life. Where Does the Bank Go From Here?
First Republic bank is under serious pressure after its latest quarterly earnings further sunk its stock, triggering fresh speculation about what options, if any, remain for the financial institution to survive. “I’m a little surprised they’ve made it til Thursday
SPACs Delivered Easy Money, but Now Companies Are Running Out
Research data from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter informs this story about how businesses are burning through cash raised in SPAC deals with few ways to fill the gap. Read more in this story from the Wall Street Journal.
More U.S. Tech Companies are Adopting Unequal Dual-Class Voting Structures
Research insights from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter inform this story on how dual-class structures have become much more prevalent among U.S. tech firms. Read more in this story from Visual Capitalist.
IT Buyers Face Tougher Spending Decisions as More Tech Vendors Stay Private
Dearth of IPOs and increase in go-private deals limit information on potential suppliers’ financial health. ‘All else being equal, we will favor a public vendor,’ says one CIO. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter shares his insights in this story from
Unicorn companies with IPO dreams might be in trouble
Since 2019, the number of billion-dollar, venture-backed companies in the world has grown from 223 to 704 with a combined value of $2.3 trillion. Becoming a unicorn has been the ideal for many tech startups: it feeds the ego, leads to
Warrington faculty listed among top scientists in the world
Numerous Warrington faculty have ranked among the top 2% of most influential scientists in the world, according to a recent study by researchers at Stanford University. The study includes eight Warrington faculty who made the career list, based on their
Stock Sales Suffer Worst First Quarter Since 2009 on Rates, SVB
US equity capital markets are having the slowest start to a year since 2009, and dealmakers fear a rebound is nowhere near. Initial public offerings and secondary stock offerings bore the brunt of first-quarter recession concerns stemming from the Federal
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