Market turbulence for technology and Internet stocks chilled the initial public offering market for most of the second quarter of 2000. The second quarter ended on a high note, however, giving the IPO market some momentum entering the third quarter.
In the second quarter of 2000:
- 103 IPOs raised $31.22 billion, compared to 142 IPOs raising $32.15 billion in the first quarter.
- 47 Internet-related IPOs raised $6.36 billion, compared to 86 Internet-related IPOs raising $10.15 billion in the first quarter.
- Nearly 60% of all IPO proceeds were attributable to the IPOs of AT&T Wireless ($10.62 billion), China Unicom ($4.92 billion) and Metropolitan Life ($2.88 billion), and 30% of Internet-related IPO proceeds came from Genuity ($1.91 billion).
- Internet-related IPOs represented 46% of the total number of IPOs in the second quarter of 2000, compared to 60% of IPOs in the first quarter.
- The average IPO ended the second quarter 73% above its offering price, compared to an average appreciation during the first quarter of 57%; quarter-end performance of Internet-related IPOs topped other IPOs 79% to 68%.
- The average second-quarter IPO closed 36% above its offering price on its opening day, compared to an average first-day gain of 93% for first-quarter IPOs; the biggest first-day winner of the second quarter did not crack the all-time top-thirty list.
We have just published a review of the second quarter IPO market which includes discussions of:
- trends and observations in the second quarter;
- monthly data on Internet-related and other IPOs;
- winners and losers in the aftermarket;
- the surge in foreign company IPOs;
- regional differences in IPOs;
- the leading managing underwriters and law firms handling IPOs;
- an updated analysis of valuation shifts from traditional businesses to their online counterparts; and
- an outlook for the balance of 2000
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