|
IPO Watch--February 2000
|
| NO. |
Week |
Company
Name (Ticker No.) |
Offer
Price |
First
Day Close |
Price
change from the 1st day open (%) |
Business
Type |
Headquarter |
| 1 |
2/1 |
Turnstone Systems (TSTN) |
$29.00 |
$97.00 |
234.48% |
Communication
processing equipment |
Mountain
View, CA |
| 2 |
|
SkillSoft
(SKIL) |
$14.00 |
$18.00 |
28.57% |
Internet
training service |
Nashua,
NH |
| 3 |
|
Sequenom (SQNM) |
$26.00 |
$79.25 |
204.81% |
Biotechnology |
San Diego, CA |
| 4 |
|
Quantum
Effect Devices (QEDI) |
$16.00 |
$56.50 |
253.13% |
Semiconductor |
Santa
Clara, CA |
| 5 |
|
Telaxis (TLXS) |
$17.00 |
$47.50 |
179.41% |
Communication
equipment |
South
Deerfield, MA |
| 6 |
|
Centra
Software (CTRA) |
$14.00 |
$33.25 |
137.50% |
Software
provider |
Lexington,
MA |
| 7 |
|
Alamosa PCS (APCS) |
$17.00 |
$28.19 |
65.82% |
Wireless
communications service |
Lubbock, TX |
| 8 |
|
eOn
(EONC) |
$12.00 |
$23.00 |
91.67% |
Communication
processing equipment |
Memphis,
TN |
| 9 |
|
eMerge Interactive (EMRG) |
$15.00 |
$47.25 |
215.00% |
Internet content
provider |
Sebastian, FL |
| 10 |
|
Therma-Wave
(TWAV) |
$20.00 |
$37.00 |
85.00% |
Semiconductor
equipment & material |
Fremont,
CA |
| 11 |
|
FirePond (FIRE) |
$22.00 |
$100.25 |
355.68% |
Software provider |
Waltham, MA |
| 12 |
|
Dobson
Communications (DCEL) |
$22.00 |
$23.13 |
5.14% |
Wireless
communications service |
Oklahoma
city, OK |
| 13 |
|
Avanex (AVNX) |
$36.00 |
$172.00 |
377.78% |
Switching &
transmission equipment |
Fremont, CA |
| 14 |
|
Antigenics
(AGEN) |
$18.00 |
$61.38 |
241.00% |
Biotechnology |
New
York, NY |
| 15 |
|
WorldQuest Networks
(WQNI) |
$13.00 |
$27.44 |
111.08% |
Long distance
carrier |
Dallas, TX |
| 16 |
2/7 |
Buy.COM
(BUYX) |
$13.00 |
$25.13 |
93.31% |
Online
retailer |
Vliso
Viejo, CA |
| 17 |
|
FASTNET (FSST) |
$12.00 |
$16.63 |
38.58% |
Internet &
online service provider |
Bethlehem, PA |
| 18 |
|
Vicinity
(VCNT) |
$17.00 |
$48.75 |
186.76% |
Marketing
and public relations services |
Palo
Alto, CA |
| 19 |
|
Landacorp (LCOR) |
$10.00 |
$15.94 |
59.40% |
Medical practice
management & services |
Atlanta, GA |
| 20 |
|
Xcare.net
(XCAR) |
$18.00 |
$31.25 |
73.61% |
Software
provider |
Englewood,
CO |
| 21 |
|
Witness Systems
(WITS) |
$20.00 |
$40.06 |
100.30% |
Software provider |
Alphareatta,
GA |
| 22 |
|
The
Lightspan Partnership (LSPN) |
$12.00 |
$13.50 |
12.50% |
Internet
content provider |
San
Diego, CA |
| 23 |
|
Organic (OGNC) |
$20.00 |
$39.94 |
99.70% |
Internet &
online service provider |
San
Francisco, CA |
| 24 |
|
Cypress
Communications (CYCO) |
$17.00 |
$20.50 |
20.59% |
Telecommunication
provider |
Atlanta,
GA |
| 25 |
|
Precis Smart Card
Systems (PCIS) |
$6.00 |
$7.38 |
23.00% |
Software provider |
Oklahoma
city, OK |
| 26 |
|
webMethods
(WEMB) |
$35.00 |
$212.63 |
507.51% |
Software
provider |
Fairfax,
VA |
| 27 |
|
VIA NET.WORKS (VNWI) |
$21.00 |
$49.81 |
137.19% |
Internet &
online service provider |
Reston, VA |
| 28 |
|
Pets.com
(IPET) |
$11.00 |
$11.00 |
0.00% |
Online
retailer |
San
Francisco, CA |
| 29 |
|
Lante (LNTE) |
$20.00 |
$54.94 |
174.70% |
Internet &
online service provider |
Chicago, IL |
| 30 |
|
Fargo
Electronics (FRGO) |
$15.00 |
$15.13 |
0.87% |
Computer
peripherals |
Eden
prairie, MN |
| 31 |
|
b2bstores.com (BTBC) |
$8.00 |
$8.13 |
1.63% |
Internet content
provider |
Long
Beach, CA |
| 32 |
2/14 |
Diversa
(DVSA) |
$24.00 |
$75.00 |
212.50% |
Biotechnology |
San
Diego, CA |
| 33 |
|
VarsityBooks.com (VSTY) |
$10.00 |
$9.88 |
-1.20% |
Online retailer |
Washington,
DC |
| 34 |
|
VantageMed
(VMDC) |
$12.00 |
$10.06 |
-16.17% |
Software
provider |
Rancho
Cordova, CA |
| 35 |
|
Sunhawk.com (SNHK) |
$12.00 |
$18.50 |
54.17% |
Internet content
provider |
Seattle, WA |
| 36 |
|
SAVVIS
Communications (SVVS) |
$24.00 |
$24.00 |
0.00% |
Internet
& online service provider |
Reston,
VA |
| 37 |
|
Chordiant Software (CHRD) |
$18.00 |
$39.44 |
119.11% |
Software provider |
Cupertino, CA |
| 38 |
|
Eloquent
(ELOQ) |
$16.00 |
$32.00 |
100.00% |
Web-based
media provider |
San
mateo, CA |
| 39 |
|
choice one (CWON) |
$20.00 |
$29.56 |
47.80% |
Internet &
online service provider |
Rochester, NY |
| 40 |
|
Apropos
Technology (APRS) |
$22.00 |
$46.00 |
109.09% |
Software
provider |
Oakbrook
Terrace, IL |
| 41 |
|
Inforte (INFT) |
$32.00 |
$72.94 |
127.94% |
Information
technology provider |
Chicago, IL |
| 42 |
|
GigaMedia
(GIGM) * |
$27.00 |
$88.00 |
225.93% |
Internet
& online service provider |
Taiwan |
| 43 |
2/21 |
Nextel Partners (NXTP) |
$20.00 |
$30.13 |
50.65% |
Telecommunication
provider |
Kirkland, WA |
| 44 |
|
Intersil
(ISIL) |
$25.00 |
$54.00 |
116.00% |
Semiconductor
equipment & material provider |
Palm
Bay, FL |
| 45 |
|
Hotel Reservations
Network (ROOM) |
$16.00 |
$26.00 |
62.50% |
Internet content
provider |
Dallas, TX |
| 46 |
|
Digital
Think (DTHK) |
$14.00 |
$29.00 |
107.14% |
Internet
content provider |
San
Francisco, CA |
| 47 |
2/28 |
net.Genesis (NTGX) |
$18.00 |
$56.81 |
215.61% |
Software provider |
Cambridge, MA |
| 48 |
|
Avenue
A (AVEA) |
$24.00 |
$72.00 |
200.00% |
Internet
advertising services |
Seattle,
WA |
| 49 |
|
Niku (NIKU) |
$24.00 |
$69.00 |
187.50% |
Software provider |
Redwood
city, CA |
| |
|
|
(Sources:
Asiawired market research center / Hoovers.com) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Note |
1.
All of the companies are high-tech companies, including Internet,
telecommunications, semiconductor, software, computer peripherals, |
| |
& Biotech. |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
2.
* Indicates companies that
are headquartered in the Asia Pacific Region, or company with Asian and
Asian American founders, |
|
executives, or major investors. |
|
|
|
|
| |
(The Asia
Pacific Region includes China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, and
Korea.) |
|
|
|
|