Laikin’s second SPAC IPO has strong trading debut
Novus Capital Corp. II raised $250 million, capital it plans to plow into the purchase of a company or companies in the “smart technology innovations” market.
Novus Capital Corp. II raised $250 million, capital it plans to plow into the purchase of a company or companies in the “smart technology innovations” market.
Simon Property Chairman and CEO David Simon will serve as chairman of the special purpose acquisition company. His 33-year-old son, Eli Simon, senior vice president of corporate investments at Simon Property, will be its CEO.
A nontraditional way to take companies public is booming on Wall Street, leading to an unprecedented explosion of deals.
AppHarvest—an indoor farming company backed by Indianapolis-based Novus Capital Corp. and celebrity Martha Stewart—thinks the agriculture sector is ripe for disruption. And now, its tomatoes are ripe for eating.
It’s the third time Petco has gone public since it was founded in 1965 as a mail-order veterinary supplies business. Both times Petco was bought and taken private, most recently in 2006.
Novus Capital Corp II, a SPAC targeting businesses enabling smart technology evolution, filed Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission to raise up to $250 million in an initial public offering.
Wall Street has rolled out the welcome mat for companies going public this year, boosting proceeds from initial public offerings to the highest level in six years.
Initial Public Offering advisers are expecting to see a record amount of listing activity during the period between the U.S. Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Novus Capital Corp. formed last month and is seeking to acquire companies “that are at the forefront of high technology.”
Lyft’s IPO raised more than $2 billion to use in its heated competition with Uber to woo riders. Uber is expected to make an even bigger splash when it completes its IPO later this year.
The Eli Lilly and Co.-owned animal medicine maker’s shares rose to $36 each at closing Thursday, up from their $24 offering price.
Greenfield-based Elanco Animal Health Inc. raised more than expected in its initial public offering, pricing its shares above the marketed price range.
The Greenfield-based animal health unit is gearing up for independence after 65 years as part of drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. But Elanco has been struggling, and top management will have to work hard to stabilize the operation.
While some business leaders have groaned about the rigors associated with having to disclose financial figures four times a year, the SEC has been reticent to make any changes.
The Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical company said the division’s headquarters would remain in Greenfield after the spinoff and that no job cuts are planned.
A third of the stock sold in IPOs this year came from technology, media and telecommunications companies, about double the proportion in 2016.
IEA Energy Services has completed about 200 wind and solar projects around the country, including the 9,000-acre Benton County Wind Farm in northern Indiana.
The Carmel-based bank raised $100 million, which it plans to use for a new acquisition and to further fuel growth.
Merchants intends to list its common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol MBIN.
The maker of Twinkies and Ding Dongs, which operates a major plant in Indianapolis, has been reborn under new ownership after crashing in 2012 under a barrage of labor issues and rapidly changing appetites.