Answered By: Lippincott Library
Last Updated: Aug 22, 2023     Views: 95183

Use PitchBook.

  • To screen for companies:
    • Under Screeners, scroll Companies & Deals and select IPOs.
    • Add any additional criteria and Search.
  • From a company profile, look under Deal History.

Use S&P Capital IQ (see access details).

  • Go to the Screening tab and select Transactions
  • Under General Transaction Details select Primary Features and choose Public Offering - IPO
  • Click the Add Criteria button. Add additional criteria as needed.
  • Click View Results.

Use Bloomberg (see access details).

  • To find the IPO date of a specific company, type the company's ticker followed by IPO <GO>
  • To find IPO and Additional Offering dates for a specific company:
    • Type CACT to perform a Corporate Action Search.
    • Change left dropdown from All Securities to Single Security.
    • Enter company's ticker in field to the right.
    • Adjust dates, hit Enter key, then Filter Actions to IPO/ADDL.
    • Click on an action to access details about the offering. 
  • Use CACT to screen for companies by IPO/Additional Offering date:
    • Type CACT in the command line.
    • Leave left dropdown reflecting All Securities.
    • Adjust date.
    • Filter Actions to IPO/ADDL.

See also: Where can I find general information on IPOs?