U.S. ECM dollar volume increased 50% in H1’24 vs. H1’23 despite a decrease in volume in Q2’24 vs. Q1’24.
- Including SPACs and Unregistered Block activity, 470 offerings raised $116.4B
- March remains the most active month year to date with 96 offerings raising $29.0B
- Average weekly activity in H1 increased to 17 offerings vs. 15 in FY23
- Average H1’24 IPO size increased 32.1% from $171.7M in FY’23 to $226.8M (vs. median deal size of $75.0M)
- Average H1’24 registered follow-on size increased 29.8% from $213.1M to $276.6M YTD (vs. median deal size of $142.1M)
- 14 IPOs raised $500M or more (7 in Q1 and 7 in Q2) exceeding all of FY23 where just 7 deals surpassed $500M
- 61 Convert offerings raised $47.0B with 30 offerings in Q1 raising $20.3B, and 31 offerings in Q2 $26.7B.
- Kenvue Inc. shareholder Johnson & Johnson raised $3.6B in May accounting for the largest offering year to date
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YTD Trends and Highlights
- Including Unregistered Block activity tracked by CMG, YTD transaction volume reached $113.9B with $65.4B raised in Q1 and $48.5B raised in Q2 for a net increase of 50.0% as compared with the first half of 2023
- March was the busiest month of 2024 with 94 offerings raising $28.8B
- 83 IPOs raised $18.8B YTD representing a 84.3% increase over the same period last year, while follow-on issuance raised $95.1B representing a 44.7% increase over the prior year via 372 offerings
- Healthcare took the lead as the most active sector raising $33.2B (29.2% market share) followed by Technology $21.9B (19.2% market share) and Industrials $10.5B (9.3% market share)
- On a dollar-weighted basis, 2024 IPOs returned 16.3% from offer to first day close (vs. a mean of 10.7%)
- Mean IPO size increased from $164.3M in H1 2023 to $226.8M in H1 2024, representing an increase of 38.0%
- On a dollar-weighted basis, registered follow-ons returned 3.3% from offer to first day close (vs. a mean of 3.1%)
H1 2024 vs. H1 2023 Dollar-Weighted One-Day Return
IPOs
16.3% vs. 16.6%
Marketed FOs
4.0% vs. (0.5)%
Overnight FOs
5.1% vs. 3.3%
Registered Blocks
1.0% vs. 0.5%
Unregistered Blocks
(0.7)% vs. (0.4)%
Largest Dollar-weighted Alpha Contributors (1-Day)
Astera Labs, Inc.
3/19/24
$819.7M
IPO +72.3%
CG Oncology, Inc.
01/24/24
$437.0M
IPO +52.6%
Reddit, Inc.
02/22/24
$860.2M
IPO +48.4%
Largest Dollar-weighted Alpha Contributors (To Current)
Reddit, Inc.
02/22/24
$860.2M
IPO +87.9%
Viking Holdings Ltd.
02/08/23
$1,767.5M
IPO +41.4%
Astera Labs, Inc.
3/19/24
$819.7M IPO
+68.3%
Pricing and Discount Trends (Mean): Q1 and Q2 | IPOs – Price vs. Initial Range
Above Range
13.2%, 9.1%
Within Range
68.4%, 84.1%
Below Range
18.4%,12.4%
Pricing and Discount Trends (Mean): Q1 and Q2 | Follow-ons – File to Offer Discount %
Marketed FOs
(20.3%), (17.6%)
Overnight FOs
(12.2%), (11.6%) vs. Q1 and Q2 % to VWAP of: (12.6%), (12.0%)
Registered Blocks
(4.4%), (3.7%) vs. Q1 and Q2 % to VWAP of: (4.4%), (3.9%)
Unregistered Blocks
(2.3%), (2.7%) vs. Q1 and Q2 % to VWAP of: (3.2%), (2.5%)
Pricing and Discount Trends (Mean): Q1 and Q2 | Converts
Average Coupon
(2.9%), (3.2%)
Average Premium
(29.8%, 30.3%)
Offerings including Capped Call
(63.3%, 45.2%)
Average Effective Conversion Premium
(79.2%, 91.8%
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