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☆ Another day, another recent IPO exits the public market. How to pick who might be next
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Christina Cheddar Berk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The company, which is known for its customer experience tools, went public last November at $14 a share. Its stock stumbled on its opening day and shares never traded above $15.98, a high reached Nov. 17, 2021. With this deal, UserTesting becomes the latest recent IPO to go private. A number of tech companies were on the list as well, including Braze , a company that went public the same day as UserTesting. The UserTesting deal has been approved by the board, but is subject to a "go-shop" period that ends on Dec. 10.

Weber , which went public in August 2021 and is trading at half its offering price, is the latest example of a recent IPO to attract a bid to go private. Recent IPOs ducking for the door First, to understand why we selected these criteria, let's look at the recent deals. Kennedy Lewis' $4 per share cash offer was an 83% premium to F45's closing price ahead of the deal announcement, even though it was far below the stock's $16 IPO price. Even with the lift from the deal news, shares are only trading at less than half its $14 IPO price. Private equity company AEA Investors had a 28.4% stake in the company, and CEO Jeremy Andrus owns an 11% stake, according to FactSet.

☆ This pandemic consumer trend is still going strong. How to get behind it
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Christina Cheddar Berk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

As CNBC Pro has previously reported, pet ownership in the U.S . is booming, and will help sustain a higher level of sales in the coming years. However, that 4% increase in pet ownership has resulted in an 11% gain in pet spending, it said. "Despite now being [circa] 30 months away from the start of the pandemic, pet care is still going strong," AllianceBernstein analysts wrote. That pace is faster than 8% global growth rate from 2021 to 2022 predicted by Euromonitor and Bernstein analysis, the report said. It owns Diana Pet Foods, and is the leading pet food ingredients company.

☆ A series of mega-blockbuster drugs are on the horizon. How to invest in the trend
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-08 | by ( Christina Cheddar Berk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"That said, the biggest drugs usually feature one, or best case two, of these attributes." Seven drugs on Meacham's list are already in the market, and have already hit the $10 billion or more benchmark. That means some of these drugs may be already hitting the end of their peak sales period. Meacham has previously said that one of the drugs in this bucket, Eli Lilly's tirzepatide, could be the first $100 billion drug . But many investors are hopeful about its potential as an obesity treatment .

☆ How to invest in the education tech trend as schools spend billions to close the Covid learning gap
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Christina Cheddar Berk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

In a race to catch up, school districts are putting an increased emphasis on assessments to ferret out students' weak spots. Chronic absenteeism is already a rampant problem that is continuing to worsen, particularly in school districts with low-income students. She also said products need to be engaging for students, while also providing evidence that the methods used are effective. "Districts need products that work," she said. "They don't need products that look sexy or that have, you know, exciting front ends, they need products that are actually going to work and support students to improve learning."

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