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The IPO Buzz: Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Raises $5 Billion in IPO & Private Placement

IPO Scoop · Apr 29, 2026

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square USA Ltd. (PSUS), a closed-end fund, and Pershing Square Inc. (PS), the management company for Ackman’s funds, raised about $5 billion through a combined IPO and private placement on Tuesday night, April 28, 2026, the company said. The IPO was priced at $50.00 per share. The private placement alone raised about […]

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The IPO Buzz: X-Energy (XE) Upsizes IPO & Prices it at $23 – $4 Above Range

IPO Scoop · Apr 24, 2026

X-Energy (XE) upsized its IPO at pricing to 44.25 million shares – up from 42.86 million in the prospectus – and priced the deal at $23.00 – $4.00 above the top of its $16.00-to-$19.00 range – to raise about $1.02 billion on Thursday night, April 23, 2026. Shares of X-Energy (XE) are set to start […]

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The IPO Buzz: The Elmet Group (ELMT) Upsizes IPO & Prices it at $14 – Top of Range

IPO Scoop · Apr 23, 2026

The Elmet Group (ELMT) upsized its IPO to 8.6 million shares at pricing – up from 7.7 million in the prospectus – and priced the IPO at $14.00 – the top of its $12.00-to-$14.00 range – to raise $120.4 million on Wednesday night, April 22, 2026. Shares of The Elmet Group (ELMT) jumped $4.00 to open at […]

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The IPO Buzz: Yesway (YSWY) Prices Slightly Upsized IPO at $20 – Bottom of Range

IPO Scoop · Apr 22, 2026

Yesway (YSWY) priced its IPO at $20.00 – the low end of its $20.00-to-$23.00 range – and slightly upsized the deal at pricing to 14.0 million shares – up from 13.95 million in the prospectus – to raise $280 million on Tuesday night, April 21, 2026. At pricing, the Fort Worth, Texas-based chain of convenience […]

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The IPO Buzz: Alamar Biosciences (ALMR) Upsizes IPO & Prices it at $17 – High End

IPO Scoop · Apr 17, 2026

Alamar Biosciences (ALMR) upsized its IPO at pricing – to 11.25 million shares – up from 9.38 million in the prospectus –  and priced its IPO at $17.00 – the high end of its range – to raise $191.25 million on Thursday night, April 16, 2026.  Alamar Biosciences’ stock shot up $5.00 to open at […]

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The IPO Buzz: Kailera Therapeutics (KLRA) Upsizes IPO & Prices it at $16 – High End

IPO Scoop · Apr 16, 2026

Kailera Therapeutics (KLRA), a biotech targeting obesity, upsized its IPO at pricing to 39.06 million shares – up from 33.33 million in the prospectus – and priced the deal at $16.00 – the top of its $14.00-to-$16.00 range – to raise $624.96 million on Thursday night, April 16, 2026. Kailera Therapeutics’ stock is expected to […]

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The IPO Buzz: Arxis (ARXS) Priced Upsized IPO at $28 – Top of Range – & It Flew on NASDAQ

IPO Scoop · Apr 16, 2026

Arxis (ARXS) upsized its IPO at pricing – to 40.5 million shares – up from 37.74 million in the prospectus – and priced its IPO at $28.00 – the top of its range – to raise $1.13 billion on Wednesday night, April 15, 2026. Shares of Arxis (ARXS) shot up $10.00 in their NASDAQ debut […]

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The IPO Buzz: Madison Air (MAIR) Priced IPO at $27 – Top of Range – & Stock Pops in NYSE Debut

IPO Scoop · Apr 15, 2026

Madison Air Solutions Corp. (MAIR)  priced its IPO at $27.00 – the top of it $25.00-to-$27.00 range – and sold 82.69 million shares – the number in the prospectus – to raise $2.23 billion on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. The pricing news came early – within about an hour of the closing bell. At pricing, Madison […]

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The IPO Buzz: Aevex (AVEX) – Drone Maker – Prices IPO at $20 – Above Mid-Point

IPO Scoop · Apr 9, 2026

Aevex Corp. (AVEX), a drone company, priced its IPO at $20.00 – just above the $19.50 mid-point of its range – and sold 16 million shares – the number in the prospectus – to raise $320 million on Thursday night, April 16, 2026. Aevex (AVEX) climbed on Friday, April 17, opening at $23.01 – up […]

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Venture-backed IPO candidates: which companies filed or are expected to file S-1s in 2026

Joystar Capital Insights · Feb 28, 2026

# Venture-Backed IPO Candidates: The 2026 Filing Wave The venture-backed IPO market is experiencing a notable inflection point as we move through early 2026, with several high-profile companies either having recently filed their S-1s or actively preparing to enter the public mar...

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