initial public offerings (IPOs) trading on American exchanges

Friday, May 4, 2012

Tilly's (TLYS) began trading on the NYSE on 4 May 2012

Tilly's is an American retail clothing company that sells a wide assortment of branded apparel, accessories, shoes, and more. 

  • Founded: 1982
  • Headquarters: Irvine, California
  • Number of locations: 222 (December 2017)
  • Founders: Hezy Shaked, Tilly Levine
  • tillys.com




Tilly’s raised more than expected Thursday in its initial public offering and begins trading today on the New York Stock Exchange.

President and CEO Daniel Griesemer, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Hezy Shaked, Co-founder Tilly Levine, and CFO Bill Langsdorf.  



Thursday, May 3, 2012

Carlyle Group (CG) started trading on the NASDAQ on May 3, 2012

Carlyle Group’s shares opened up less than 1% after pricing its IPO below expectations Wednesday. The largest U.S. IPO of the year, as measured by the $671 million the offering raised, inched higher to $22.35 in recent trading, up 1.6%.

The private equity group cut its IPO price to $22 from its expected range of $23 to $24, which WSJ said was a move intended to create a first-day gain and make sure it was successful.


The DC-based private equity firm is the second largest asset manager in the world.
David Rubenstein, right, Bill Conway and Daniel D'Aniello, center, founded the Carlyle Group. The private-equity firm is soon expected to file documents that would turn it into a public company. Overnight, Carlyle's 99 partners will become millionaires and billionaires, with individual stakes valued from $3 million to $2 billion and up.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Envivio (ENVI) started trading on the NASDAQ on April 25, 2012


  • Envivio (ENVI) acquired by Ericsson for $4.10 per share or approx. $125 Million. (Sept. 10, 2015)

Envivio Inc., a leading provider of live and on-demand multi-screen IP video processing and delivery solutions, visited the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square to celebrate their initial public offering (IPO), which occurred April 25.