Optimism in the IPO market continues to reign as both deals that came to market had strong demand and equally as strong performance in the aftermarket.
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: RYTM) upsized its offering and priced $1.00 above the range. ‘RYTM’ opened at $23.21 or 36.5% above its $17.00 offering price. Rhythm Pharmaceuticals traded as high as $33.81 on its opening day before succumbing to selling pressure on day two. Rhythm Pharma closed the week at $25.25 or 49% above the offering price.
Switch, Inc. (NYSE: SWCH) was a reported 15-times oversubscribed when the books closed and it priced a full size deal, 31.25mm shares, one dollar above the range. SWCH opened for trading at $21.70 or 27.6% above the offering price and traded as high as $24.90 in its first 30 minutes as a publicly traded company. Switch Inc closed the week at $20.84 or 23% above the offering price.
With the VIX (volatility index) at historic lows and market indices at all-time highs…the conditions are near-perfect for companies to test the IPO waters.
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