Troy Hooper

@Viggie_Smalls93 It's so cold, I had to turn off the reggae music.

Los Angeles the coldest place on planet earth right now

Sources: @SpaceX is exploring creative execution approaches for what could become the largest #IPO in US history, including a possible Dutch auction structure akin to the one used by @Google in 2004. ionanalytics.com/insights/merge…

@elonmusk’s decision to merge @SpaceX with @xai this week marks a dramatic escalation of what was already expected to be one of the most consequential #IPOs in history. ionanalytics.com/insights/merge…

IPO Market’s Roaring Momentum vs Potential ‘Sell America’ Trade schwabnetwork.com/video/ipo-mark…

It's in the game: How a USD 55bn power play may trigger more M&A ionanalytics.com/insights/merge…

Navan pushes ahead with IPO, eyes rare SEC workaround amid shutdown ionanalytics.com/insights/merge…

Appreciated the opportunity to speak with Reuters again — this time about how some companies are finding creative ways to keep IPO plans moving during the U.S. government shutdown. reuters.com/legal/governme…

I spoke with Reuters about Fermi — a pre-revenue AI infrastructure REIT that went public at a $15B valuation less than a year after its founding. reuters.com/business/rick-…

#niguelfire #orangecounty #lagunaniguel

After raising $120m last year, @GrubMarket is closing in on an $80m Series F extension. The highly profitable startup uses fresh capital to fund acquisitions. South America, Europe, and Africa are key geographies going forward. Story today on @Mergermarket & @Dealreporter.

@sarahclazarus Make safes safe again

we hate it when the FBI breaks into our crime safes, don’t we folks

My old house can be seen for two seconds at the 39-second mark. It was lost in the Boulder fires.

RIP

Swiss-based @Sportradar is preparing to file a prospectus in July for an IPO in the US after it ended negotiations with Horizon Acquisition II. Story on @Mergermarket & @Dealreporter w/ @AmyJoCrowley1

Software firm @Informatica picks @GoldmanSachs to lead IPO expected this year. Story w/ @JMAGuilford & @Bhavkaul on @Mergermarket & @Dealreporter.

Our latest contribution to Forbes #crypto #fintech forbes.com/sites/mergerma…

This evening San Francisco-based @blendlabsinc announced it confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for review. This confirms my Monday report in @Mergermarket, which noted the filing was "imminent."

Lending software provider @blendlabsinc preparing for potential public listing, sources say. Story today on @Mergermarket & @Dealreporter

Jessica Alba's @Honest publicly filed its S-1 today. @MorganStanley @jpmorgan and @Jefferies are leading the offering, which confirms my report from six weeks ago. Honest says it notched $300 million in revenue and $11.2 million in adjusted EBITDA. $KMB & $PG are comps.

Attorneys who've worked on major direct listings like Spotify say much work remains before the first company uses the structure to raise capital. NYSE sees dozens of firms considering direct listings. Story w/ @CaneTom @WestCoastScribe @mergermarket mergermarket.com/info/direct-li…