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☆ ‘Substantial doubt’ the owner of Trump’s Truth Social will survive, accountants warn
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —Former President Donald Trump’s social media venture Truth Social is burning cash and piling up losses so rapidly that accountants warn it might not survive unless it soon completes a long-delayed merger, according to corporate filings. Trump Media and Digital World said the filing of the financial documents on Monday mark a key step forward towards finalizing their merger. That merger is key for the survival of Trump Media as it would unlock hundreds of millions of dollars in funding. The SEC filings indicate Trump Media lost $59.1 million in 2021 before posting a net profit of $50.5 million in 2022. Still, Digital World, the blank-check firm seeking to merge with Trump Media, is bullish on the venture.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Elon Musk, Trump, “ TMTG, ”, Devin Nunes, ” Trump, Matthew Kennedy, TMTG, ” Kennedy, Kennedy, Matthew Tuttle, Donald Trump, Donald J, CNN’s Chris Isidore Organizations: New, New York CNN, Trump Media & Technology, SEC, Social, Trump, Trump Media, ” Trump Media, Big Tech, Renaissance, Tuttle Capital Management, Facebook, Securities and Exchange Commission Locations: New York

☆ The IPO market has grown quiet again. Here's what is behind the shift in sentiment
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"That was a big wet blanket" for the IPO market, Greg Martin from Rainmaker Securities told me. Buy now, pay later firm Klarna, another oft-mentioned IPO candidate, told CNBC it has no immediate plans to go public. This is in stark contrast to most years, when big IPOs went public in November and December. A month earlier, in November 2020, Sotera Health raised $1.1 billion, and Miravai Life Sciences raised $1.6 billion. By contrast, a normal year should see at least $50 billion raised.

Persons: Don Short, Matt Kennedy, Greg Martin, IPOs, Klarna, Rivian, Hertz, Braze, Sweetgreen, Allbirds, Airbnb, Doordash, it's fizzling, Instacart, Kennedy, Homebuilder Smith Douglas, Morgan Stanley, there's Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, NYSE, Renaissance Capital, Rainmaker Securities, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Bloomberg, Sciences, Renaissance, That's, IPOs, Healthcare Locations: Cava, U.S

☆ Shein, the fast fashion darling mulling a U.S. IPO, opens up about forced labor, data privacy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

The committee is investigating Shein over concerns that Uyghur forced labor is being used in its supply chain and has gone undetected because of the de minimis provision. The committee has not yet drawn conclusions about forced labor in Shein's supply chain. When asked about claims of forced labor in Shein's supply chain, Claure told CNBC he doesn't "believe those allegations are correct." However, forced labor can still show up in other parts of the supply chain, said Chloe Cranston, the head of thematic advocacy programmes at Anti-Slavery International. In 2022, 11% of audits turned up "zero tolerance violations," including child labor, forced labor and wage violations, and 28 suppliers were terminated as a result, according to the company.

Persons: Elham Ataeiazar, Shein, Donald Tang, Matt Kennedy, they're, they've, Mike Gallagher, Elise Stefanik, Steve Scalise, Chip Somodevilla, we're, Marcelo Claure, Claure, Ralph Lauren, Rupert Hodges, Oritain, Chloe Cranston, Cranston, It's, it's, Shang, Jin Wei, Wei, Austin Knudsen, Chris Xu, Jade Gao, Knudsen, Gary Gensler Organizations: Wall, Bear, Chinese Communist Party, U.S, Renaissance Capital, CNBC, Bloomberg, Nike, Adidas, Republican National Committee, Washington , D.C, D.C, Target, Costco, Visual China, Getty, Workers, Columbia University's, Communist, CCP, Microsoft, AFP, U.S . Securities, Exchange Locations: Bear Stearns, U.S, China, Beijing, Xinjiang, Washington ,, Washington, Singapore, Nanjing, United States, Chinese, Guangzhou, Brazil, Turkey, India, Mexico, Montana

But Russia's Accounts Chamber, which oversees budget execution, warned on Monday there were risks the Urals price would fall below $60 in 2024-2026. Russia's forecast sees economic growth of 2.3% in 2024, well above estimates of 1.1% from the International Monetary Fund and 0.5%-1.5% from the Bank of Russia. CHANGING TUNEAt Russia's flagship economic forum in St Petersburg in June, Siluanov said increasing expenditure was difficult, as budget spending had already increased by 1-1/2 times from 2019 to 2022. Now, even as the government outlines plans for spending to jump to 36.7 trillion roubles in 2024, he is more relaxed. Renaissance Capital's Donets and Melaschenko said Russia could create temporary taxes, permanently increase rates of VAT, or adjust Russia's budget rule to permit more spending of energy revenues.

Persons: Evgenia, Anton Tabakh, Vladimir Putin, Anton Siluanov, Denis Popov, Yevgeny Suvorov, Suvorov, Sofya Donets, Andrei Melaschenko, Dmitry Polevoy, Siluanov, Melaschenko, Alexei Sazanov, Sazanov, Konstantin Sonin, It's, Sumanta Sen, Mark Trevelyan, Alexander Marrow, Catherine Evans Organizations: U.S ., Russian, REUTERS, Washington, Finance, International Monetary Fund, Bank of Russia, Capital, Reuters Graphics Russia, University of Chicago, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russia, Ukraine, West, St Petersburg

NEW YORK (AP) — Birkenstock is making its debut on the stock market as Wall Street trades in its wingtips for sandals for a day. The 249-year-old German maker of upmarket sandals set a price of $46 per share for its initial public offering of stock, valuing the company at $8.64 billion. Birkenstock is due to start trading Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange under the “BIRK” ticker symbol. Birkenstock Holding Ltd. sold about 10.8 million shares in the offering, raising about $495 million. The company’s footwear was first cobbled together by Johann Adam Birkenstock in Germany in 1774.

Persons: Johann Adam Birkenstock, Barbie, ”, outsized, ” Birkenstock, Birkenstock Organizations: Wall Street, New York Stock Exchange, Birkenstock Holding, Securities and Exchange Commission, European Union, Arm Holdings, Renaissance Capital Locations: Germany, “, U.S

☆ The days of rising interest rates could soon be over
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

What’s happening: US Treasury rates are white hot — 10-year Treasury yields are near their highest levels since 2007. It also means more expensive mortgage rates. Mortgage rates tend to track the yield on 10-year US Treasuries. When Treasury yields go up, so do mortgage rates; when they go down, mortgage rates tend to follow. US mortgage rates are at 23 year-highs, and home affordability is at its lowest level since 1984.

Persons: haven’t, Philip Jefferson, ” That’s, Lorie Logan, Raphael Bostic, ”, “, ” Bostic, Mary Daly, Bonds, What’s, Birkenstock, Elisabeth Buchwald, Megan Penick, Robinson, Rachel Ramirez, It’s, they’re Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Federal Reserve, Fed, Financial, CME, Treasury, New York Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Bank of New, Consumer, Dallas, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, American Bankers Association, San Francisco Fed, Index, PPI, CPI, New York Stock Exchange, Renaissance, Nature Communications Locations: New York, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovenia

Birkenstock has set a price for its initial public offering of stock that values the 249-year-old German maker of upmarket sandals at $8.64 billion. It is due to start trading Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange under the “BIRK” ticker symbol. Birkenstock Holding Ltd. sold about 10.8 million shares in the offering, raising about $495 million. The company's footwear was first cobbled together by Johann Adam Birkenstock in Germany in 1774. There were just 71 IPOs in the U.S. last year, the lowest number since 2009, according to Renaissance Capital.

Persons: Birkenstock, Johann Adam Birkenstock, Barbie, ” Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Birkenstock Holding, Arm Holdings, Renaissance Capital Locations: Germany, U.S

In 2021, the year before Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine, defence spending totalled 3.57 trillion roubles, 14.4% of total spending. In 2022, the share of defence spending rose to 17.7%, data on Russia's electronic budget page showed earlier this year. That may mean that defence spending will also be significantly higher than first envisaged. Moscow doubled its target for defence spending in 2023 to 9.7 trillion roubles, Reuters reported exclusively in August, citing a government document. EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE FREEZEAs defence spending in 2024 triples from pre-invasion levels, the share of spending on "national security", which covers funding for law enforcement agencies, is also rising, set to reach 9.2% in 2024, the documents showed.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Mikhail Metzel, Anton Siluanov, Siluanov, Donets, Dmitry Peskov, Darya, Alexander Marrow, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: Sputnik, REUTERS, Defence, Reuters, CIS, Renaissance, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russia, Kremlin, Ukraine, Russian

☆ AI deals give investment banks a glimmer of hope
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

About a third of all M&A deals in the first half of 2023 were technology deals, and a lot of that was related to AI, said Berlin. The success of these deals mean more M&A is likely on the horizon, said Dan Ives, a tech analyst at Wedbush. Costco members now have access to $29 online health care visitsCostco is known for its giant tubs of mac and cheese, cheap hotdogs and more-for-less warehouse deals. The retailer is offering the new service in partnership with Sesame, a direct-to-consumer health care marketplace that connects medical providers nationwide with consumers. Costco is among several retailers, including Amazon, CVS and Walgreens, who are directly providing health care to customers as the demand booms for urgent care access outside of a traditional hospital setting.

Persons: CNN —, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, ” Goldman, David Solomon, Instacart’s, ”, Mitch Berlin, “ You’re, Dan Ives, ” Ives, Taavon Naja, Ramishah Maruf, Parija Kavilanz, Sesame Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, CNN, Wall, Companies, Renaissance, Nasdaq, Cisco, Wedbush, of Foreign, Control, Costco, Costco Pharmacy’s, Amazon, CVS, Walgreens Locations: Americas, Berlin, Iran, Switzerland, United States, PFAS, New York

☆ The tech IPO market is back and deal valuations are rising. Don't get fooled again
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Mallika Mitra | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

As tech startups test the IPO market again, they are pushing up their valuations. In upping IPO ranges, tech stocks are still coming out humbled by the post-2021 IPO market slump. Instacart and Klaviyo are both expected to make their debuts on the public market as soon as this week. Arm's jump of nearly 25% during its first trading day Thursday marked the end of a quiet two years for tech IPOs. "This has been the slowest IPO market in over a decade and we seem to be finally coming out of that."

Persons: Matt Kennedy, Ray Wang, Wang Organizations: Renaissance Capital, Constellation Research Locations: Silicon

☆ Instacart's biggest IPO twist: Tech trying to go public as a value stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Tim Mullaney | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

At the top of the latest IPO price range, the enterprise value would be 16x EBITDA. The right valuation for Instacart depends on where the ultimate rate of sales growth falls, Einhorn said. Including the cash on the company's balance sheet, that values Instacart at about three times EBITDA – way below DoorDash's valuation. Even that would value the company at only seven times 2025 EBITDA, and about 14 times EBITDA from the last four quarters, still a sharp discount to DoorDash. So in a twist few would have predicted in 2020 or 2021, Instacart is trying to go public as a value stock, carefully managed to wring the best results from potentially modest growth.

Persons: Instacart, –, Einhorn, Matt Einhorn, Mark Mahaney, DoorDash, Nicholas Cauley, Cauley, Covid, Nick Giovanni, Giovanni, EBITDA Organizations: Renaissance Capital, San Francisco, ISI, Walmart, Kroger, Aldi, Omicron, Gross Locations: DoorDash, EBITDA, York

☆ SoftBank-backed Neumora valued at $2.51 billion in lukewarm debut
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Jaiveer Shekhawat | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 15 (Reuters) - Shares of Neumora Therapeutics (NMRA.O), which is backed by Amgen (AMGN.O) and Japan's SoftBank (9984.T), fell in their market debut on Friday, giving the company a market capitalization of $2.51 billion. The ongoing surge in listings points to a nascent recovery in the U.S. IPO market amid growing expectations of a pause in interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Neumora, which is developing drugs for brain diseases, raised $250 million by selling 14.7 million shares priced at the mid-point of its previously disclosed range. Neumora's debut comes a day after Arm Holdings' strong debut valued the chip designer at more than $60 billion. "Neumora opened up trading slightly below the IPO price, but taken in context with RayzeBio ... market sentiment for established, later-stage biotech IPOs appears strong," Mullin added.

Persons: Japan's SoftBank, Neumora, Riley Mullin, Mullin, Jaiveer Shekhawat, Pritam Biswas, Shounak Dasgupta Organizations: Neumora Therapeutics, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Arm Holdings, Renaissance Capital, Arch Venture Partners, Thomson Locations: Watertown , Massachusetts, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ The Arm IPO is here, but many ETFs will not be buyers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The Cupertino, Calif.-based company licenses its processorIPO and tech enthusiasts are excited about the Arm Holdings Plc initial pubic offering, and with good reason: it's the first big tech IPO in more than two years. However, some investors who would like to get immediate exposure to the Arm IPO through ETFs may be disappointed. However, this particular IPO highlights several difficulties that even large companies like Arm have in acquiring a broader ownership base through ETFs. The first problem is that Arm is not a U.S. company, it's British — which generally would exclude it from the S&P indexes. Potential ETF buyers: Nasdaq-100 ETF, IPO ETFsThere are some potential ETF buyers.

Persons: Matt Bartolini, Howard Silverblatt, Van Eck, Jan Van Eck, Todd Sohn, it's, Matt Kennedy, Nate Geraci, I'm Organizations: ARM Holdings, Arm Holdings, Nasdaq, Tech, ARM, P, SPDR Technology, SPDR, SPDR Americas Research, Street Global Advisors, Global, Renaissance, Van Eck Semiconductor, CNBC, Vanguard Total U.S, Renaissance Capital Locations: Cupertino, Calif, U.S, SPDR Americas

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of U.K. chip designer Arm Holdings rose 10% in their stock market debut, in what is the largest initial public offering of shares in nearly two years. Arm's offering is an important development for the IPO market, which has seen relatively few companies go public the past two years. Nearly 400 companies went public in 2021 as the stock market rallied for a third straight year, according to IPO tracker Renaissance Capital. Arm was previously a public company from 1998 to 2016. Goldman is one of the lead underwriters for the Arm IPO, as well as an offering from grocery delivery service Instacart, expected next week.

Persons: It's, Goldman Sachs, Rivian, Masayoshi Son, Softbank, Son, Rene Haas, Haas, Goldman, ___ Kageyama Organizations: Arm Holdings, Nasdaq, Renaissance, Federal Reserve, SoftBank, Nvidia, University of California, underwriters Locations: University of California Berkeley, IPOs, Wall, Tokyo

☆ After Birkenstock's 'Barbie' bump, iconic footwear brand seeks a big part in IPO market
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Natalie Rose Goldberg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Footwear companies have found recent success going public market, but not all by any means over the longer-term. In more recent history, the brand has collaborated with Rick Owens, Dior, and Manolo Blahnik, among many other big names in fashion. The current IPO market landscape The IPO market has been all but frozen since the pandemic stock offering boom crashed, and successful IPOs have included iconic brands, such as the Johnson & Johnson spinoff of its consumer health business which includes Tylenol and band-Aids in the Kenvue IPO. Still, while Kenvue was the biggest deal of the year, it's barely holding onto its IPO price today, according to CNBC and Renaissance Capital data, and the IPO market overall hasn't performed great after listing. The two potential paths of a footwear IPO can be tracked by the histories of Crocs and Allbirds.

Persons: Nordstrom, Jeff Greenberg, what's, Johann Adam Birkenstock, Birkenstock, Angelo Bochanis, Oliver Reichert, outsized, Reichert, Konrad Birkenstock, Johann, Karl, Konrad, Margo Fraser, Kim Knott, Kate Moss, Corinne Day, Rick Owens, Dior, Manolo Blahnik, Jeremy Moeller, Barbie, Margot Robbie, Johnson, Kenvue, it's, hasn't, Mark Cohen, Cohen, Jamie Dimon, Dimon, Bochanis, " Cohen Organizations: Universal, Getty, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, Holding, Renaissance, Consumers, British Elle, Brand, CNBC, Columbia Business School, Facebook, Wall, JPMorgan, Company Locations: Merrick, , Miami, Germany, America, California, British, Arizona, It's, U.S

☆ Arm going public generates buzz but may not be a sign the IPO market is thawing
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

It's an old saw: The most important factors for a strong IPO market are an up market and stable interest rates. The problem is that there is not much similarity between Arm and tech unicorns. It's a tough choice: Negotiate onerous new rounds of funding with venture capital firms, or go public at a lower valuation. But if you can't, you either take another lower funding round or go public at a lower valuation." Many companies still looking to go public "This won't open the floodgates for tech unicorns," Kennedy said.

Persons: Rivian, Matt Kennedy, Santosh Rao, Rao, Johnson, Kennedy, Don, Softbank, Birkenstock Organizations: Labor, Renaissance Capital, Manhattan Venture Research, London Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, Softbank, Vision Group, PayPal, Shein Locations: China, IPOs

☆ The IPO market is waking up, and an ETF that tracks new stocks is soaring. How it works
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

As stocks fell into a bear market last year and interest rates jumped sharply, the market for initial public offerings ground to a halt. And investors have warmed up to less-proven stocks in general, as shown by the Renaissance IPO ETF (IPO) . IPO YTD mountain The Renaissance IPO ETF has outperformed the S & P 500 in 2023. The fund does not have any restrictions around concentrations in specific industries. "Right now, it's very tech-heavy, which is to be expected after 2021 when a lot of big tech companies went public," Spear said.

Persons: Avery Spear, Spear Organizations: Tech, FTSE Russell, Renaissance

☆ Signs are emerging that the IPO market can make a comeback soon
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Valida Pau | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"I think a lot of people in my world and IPO world are expecting this V-shaped recovery for the IPO market." The IPO market had been in the doldrums since February 2022, when Russia's invasion of Ukraine began. It was a small but positive sign for the many tech deals waiting for a better IPO market." Some signs are emerging that the IPO market is starting to thaw out. Ultimately, that's what we need for the IPO market to heat back up," said Daniels.

Persons: we'll, Barrett Daniels, ‍, Doordash, bode, Matthew Kennedy, Kennedy, Daniels, — Organizations: Publicly, Deloitte, GE HealthCare, Lucid, Agilon Health, Water Works, Renaissance, Clearwater Analytics, Tech, Federal Locations: Ukraine, Clearwater, Cava

☆ Morgan Stanley has tech to thank for what could boost a long-dormant part of its business
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Morgan Stanley (MS) is set to report quarterly earnings before the opening bell Tuesday. While working on a transition to depend more on wealth management, investment banking is still an important aspect of Morgan Stanley's overall business. Morgan Stanley had a hand in the Cava IPO as a book-runner. It pays us to be patient with the stocks of Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo, which have been underperformers year-to-date compared to the S & P 500 . Morgan Stanley will likely benefit as companies turn to its investment banking services for ambitious deals.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, There's, Morgan, Morgan Stanley's, Goldman Sachs, Jim Cramer, Jim, Lina Khan, Activision Blizzard, IPOs, Wells, dealmakers, there's, Jim Cramer's, Bing Guan Organizations: Investment, JPMorgan, IB, Federal Trade, Microsoft, Activision, Renaissance Capital, Companies, Semiconductor, ARM Holdings, Silicon Valley Bank, Federal Reserve, Club, Nasdaq, CNBC, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Cava, Silicon, Wells Fargo, U.S

☆ ETFs delivered mixed messages in the first half. Thoughts on what might work for the second half
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Despite a strong first half performance for the broad equity markets, ETF equity flows have been subpar this year. The big money has gone into Treasury ETFs and money market funds. First half inflows were subpar The first half ended with a modest acceleration of inflows into equity ETFs. Regardless, first half equity inflows were still well short of the prior years' first half activity. Join us Wednesday at 1:10 p.m. on ETF Edge for our second half ETF playbook.

Persons: Todd Sohn, . Sohn, Sohn, " Sohn, Dave Nadig Organizations: Tech, Energy, P Tech, Nasdaq, Fidelity, Renaissance Capital, Technology, Nvidia, Microsoft, Edge, VettaFi

☆ Consumers crack open IPO door
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The market for U.S. initial public offerings is starting to crack open, but some trends are playing better than others. Shares in thrift store chain Savers Value Village (SVV.N) opened 38% above their IPO price on Thursday even as two other new entrants, Fidelis Insurance (FIHL.N) and energy company Kodiak Gas Services (KGS.N), got a frosty reception. After pricing above its indicated range and then rising further, Savers Value was worth nearly $4 billion in its early hours of trading. It follows Cava (CAVA.N), the Mediterranean lunch chain that by Thursday was worth nearly double the IPO price of $22 it established in mid-June. Meanwhile, Fidelis and Kodiak had to cut their price range, and both debuted below their opening price.

Persons: Fidelis, It’s, Jennifer Saba, ’, crouch, Eli Lilly, John Foley, Sharon Lam Organizations: YORK, Reuters, U.S, Fidelis Insurance, Kodiak Gas Services, Renaissance Capital, Twitter, Thomson Locations: Cava, Fidelis, Kodiak

[1/3] Mark Walsh, CEO of Savers Value Village, celebrates his company's IPO on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidJune 29 (Reuters) - Thrift store operator Savers Value Village (SVV.N) fetched a market capitalization of nearly $4 billion in a strong debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, underscoring a resurgence in the IPO market as investors lap up new listings. Savers Value, owned by private equity firm Ares Management (ARES.N), joins a host of companies that have enjoyed a warm reception in recent months, reviving hopes the frosty IPO market has begun to thaw. So really this (an IPO) was the right smart option for us to move forward," said Savers Value CEO Mark Walsh. Savers Value and Ares raised over $401 million in the share sale on Wednesday.

Persons: Mark Walsh, Brendan McDermid, Avery Spear, Johnson, Ares, Niket Nishant, Sri Hari, Echo Wang, Krishna Chandra Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Ares Management, U.S, U.S . Federal, Renaissance, Rivian, Kodiak Gas Services, Fidelis Insurance Holdings, Canada's Healthcare, Ontario, Norway's Norges Bank Investment Management, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, U.S ., Sri, Bengaluru, Echo, New York

☆ Green shoots for the IPO market, but investors ask where are unicorns like Instacart, Klarna
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

At the midpoint this would raise $298 million, with a fully diluted market value of $2.1 billion, according to Renaissance Capital. At the midpoint of the proposed range, that would raise $328 million with a market value of $1.5 billion. "The IPO market is definitely opening up," he said. Goldman Sachs' David Kostin has also noted an improved IPO market. The bad news: the stock dropped the day after the IPO to roughly $38 and has remained in that range.

Persons: IPOs, Matt Kennedy, Goldman Sachs, David Kostin, Kostin, Lynn Martin, That's, Santosh Rao, Rao Organizations: NYSE, Insurance, Renaissance, Kodiak Gas Services, Renaissance Capital, Goldman, Foods, CNBC, Manhattan Venture Partners Locations: Renaissance Capital, U.S, Canada, Cava, Fogo, Chao

June 15 (Reuters) - Mediterranean restaurant chain Cava Group (CAVA.N) notched a valuation of $4.7 billion in a stellar market debut on Thursday, signaling the IPO market was gaining momentum after a lull in 2022. Shares opened at $42 apiece on the NYSE, nearly double the IPO price of $22, last up 89%. Cava sold about 14.4 million shares in the offering, raising $318 million. “We think the markets are always welcoming long-term sustainable growth stories, especially category defining brands, as we try and define the Mediterranean category,” Cava Co-founder and CEO Brett Schulman said. Cava was founded by three friends with Greek roots — Ted Xenohristos, Ike Grigoropoulos and Dimitri Moshovitis — and opened its first restaurant Cava Mezze in Rockville in 2006.

Persons: Cava, Matthew Kennedy, Johnson, Brett Schulman, Ted Xenohristos, Ike Grigoropoulos, Dimitri Moshovitis —, Morgan, Jefferies, Manya Saini, Savyata Mishra, Echo Wang, Vinay Dwivedi Organizations: NYSE, Renaissance Capital, Reuters, Rivian, ”, Restaurant Brands, Cava, Citigroup, Thomson Locations: Cava, CAVA, United States, ” Cava, Rockville, Bengaluru, Echo, New York

☆ Mediterranean restaurant chain Cava is going public. More restaurants could follow its lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As Cava prepares to make its public market debut Thursday, other restaurant companies will be watching closely while they decide whether to follow in the Mediterranean restaurant chain's footsteps. The last 18 months have marked the slowest initial public offering market since the financial crisis. Cava's IPO could help break that drought, as a handful of restaurants watch to see how the chain fares as they mull whether to jump into the public market themselves. "A successful IPO from Cava should open the door to more restaurant IPOs," said Matt Kennedy, senior strategist at Renaissance Capital. That bodes well for the restaurant companies waiting in the wings to go public.

Persons: Cava, Matt Kennedy, Kennedy, Kevin McCarthy, Neuberger Berman Organizations: U.S, Renaissance, Cava, New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, Group, Brands Locations: Ukraine, U.S, Cava, Chão

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