To recap last week, Passage Bio
The IPO market has pretty much cooled off as it enters March, due almost entirely to coronavirus-induced stock market volatility. The week-long decline has made IPO-hopefuls push for delays and bunker down to wait out the virus. Pretty much any company, except biotechs who have been trading very well in the recent market climate, is taking on a great risk entering the market at this time.
However, some anticipated companies have planned for an early March launch, though this was before the late February market drop. Companies that may enter public trading this month include the J.Crew spin-off Madewell, which is a premium denim and other casual fashion retailer that has done well with demographics including millennials. Formally apart of the Nike
Nevertheless, two companies that are most likely to enter markets in March if more certainty washes over the stock market are the biotech Imara and the profitable recording label Warner Music. This is due to biotechs seeming to be imperious to this market's volatility and the the record label's profitability setting it apart from 2019's IPO market.