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IPOs Have Their Best August in Five Years
David Russell
September 5, 2018

Initial public offerings (IPOs) kept flowing last month, despite the normal summer doldrums.

Some $1.5 billion of new stock came to market last month, according to data from ClickIPO. It might sound puny compared with recent totals, but it was still the busiest August in five years.

The largest deal, property-management firm Cushman & Wakefield (CWK), weighed in at $765 million.

Still there were some technology names: speaker company Sonos (SONO) and security-camera provider Arlo Technologies (ARLO). Both sold about $200 million of equity and are up more than 20 percent from their inaugural pricings.

Going forward, activity could accelerate because September and October tend to be among the busier months in the year.

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Tags: ARLO | CWK | SONO

About the author

David Russell is Global Head of Market Strategy at TradeStation. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience as a financial journalist and analyst, his background includes equities, emerging markets, fixed-income and derivatives. He previously worked at Bloomberg News, CNBC and E*TRADE Financial. Russell systematically reviews countless global financial headlines and indicators in search of broad tradable trends that present opportunities repeatedly over time. Customers can expect him to keep them appraised of sector leadership, relative strength and the big stories – especially those overlooked by other commentators. He’s also a big fan of generating leverage with options to limit capital at risk.