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StubHub Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>StubHub Holdings is expected to IPO in September. The online ticketing giant did not disclose the proposed size and price range for the share sale.</li>
<li>According to the WSJ and CNBC, StubHub Holdings was eyeing a valuation of about $16.5B, implying the richest valuation among peers in the secondary ticketing market.</li>
<li>While I’m bullish on the market opportunity for StubHub Holdings, ~$16.5B IPO valuation forces me to remain on the sidelines.</li>
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StubHub Holdings is expected to IPO in September. The online ticketing giant did not disclose the proposed size and price range for the share sale.
According to the WSJ and CNBC, StubHub Holdings was eyeing a valuation of about $16.5B, implying the richest valuation among peers in the secondary ticketing market.
While I’m bullish on the market opportunity for StubHub Holdings, ~$16.5B IPO valuation forces me to remain on the sidelines.


StubHub IPO Valuation Analysis: Premium Multiple Is Justified, But The Growth Is Slowing Down

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<li>StubHub Holdings, a category-leading marketplace for secondary tickets, seeks to raise up to $1B in US IPO. J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs are leading the offering.</li>
<li>The company was backed by Madrone Capital Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, WestCap Management, and PointState Capital, among others.</li>
<li>I view StubHub Holdings as a great company and a category winner that is addressing a large and growing TAM with room for growth for years.</li>
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StubHub Holdings, a category-leading marketplace for secondary tickets, seeks to raise up to $1B in US IPO. J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs are leading the offering.
The company was backed by Madrone Capital Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, WestCap Management, and PointState Capital, among others.
I view StubHub Holdings as a great company and a category winner that is addressing a large and growing TAM with room for growth for years.


StubHub IPO Preview: Bread and Games! The Ticketing Decacorn Is Ready To Go Public

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<li>MNTN, Inc. (pronounced "mountain"), leader in OTT advertising software and first mover of PTV in the United States, filed to go public.</li>
<li>Founder-Led adtech company was backed by Fidelity, BlackRock, Greycroft, SV Angel, Qualcomm Ventures, and Baroda Ventures, among others.</li>
<li>I like the company’s leadership position,  high growth, FCF positive business and $60B+ near-term market opportunity centering around SMBs in the United States.</li>
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MNTN, Inc. (pronounced "mountain"), leader in OTT advertising software and first mover of PTV in the United States, filed to go public.
Founder-Led adtech company was backed by Fidelity, BlackRock, Greycroft, SV Angel, Qualcomm Ventures, and Baroda Ventures, among others.
I like the company’s leadership position,  high growth, FCF positive business and $60B+ near-term market opportunity centering around SMBs in the United States.


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SmartStop Self Storage REIT / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>SmartStop priced a full-size deal of 27.0mm shares at $30.00 and opened for trading at $32.40 for a gain of 8% at first trade.</li>
<li>The offering finished five-times oversubscribed with the underwriter stating that the deal had sizable participation from long-only and REIT-dedicated accounts.</li>
<li>A low-risk storage unit company which pays a monthly dividend, like SmartStop, attracted the right buyer for this deal to work given the current economic environment.</li>
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SmartStop priced a full-size deal of 27.0mm shares at $30.00 and opened for trading at $32.40 for a gain of 8% at first trade.
The offering finished five-times oversubscribed with the underwriter stating that the deal had sizable participation from long-only and REIT-dedicated accounts.
A low-risk storage unit company which pays a monthly dividend, like SmartStop, attracted the right buyer for this deal to work given the current economic environment.


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<li>CoreWeave priced a down-sized transaction of 37.5mm shares at $40.00 ($7 Below the Original $47-$55 range) and opened at $39.00 for a loss of 2.5% at first trade</li>
<li>According to our underwriter sources, the deal finished multiple-times oversubscribed with the top three accounts getting 50% of the deal and the top 15 accounts taking down 90% of the transaction.</li>
<li>This IPO in particular was a difficult deal to value for IPO investors based upon being a "first mover" in the AI space.</li>
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CoreWeave priced a down-sized transaction of 37.5mm shares at $40.00 ($7 Below the Original $47-$55 range) and opened at $39.00 for a loss of 2.5% at first trade
According to our underwriter sources, the deal finished multiple-times oversubscribed with the top three accounts getting 50% of the deal and the top 15 accounts taking down 90% of the transaction.
This IPO in particular was a difficult deal to value for IPO investors based upon being a "first mover" in the AI space.


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Stubhub Holdings, Inc. is a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides an online marketplace to buy and sell tickets for sports, concerts, theater, festivals, and live events. Stubhub Holdings operates worldwide.

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StubHub IPO Valuation Analysis: Premium Multiple Is Justified, But The Growth Is Slowing Down

In my follow-up piece, I discuss key investment risks, valuation comps and competitive landscape in the U.S. ticketing industry

Andrei Zakharov

StubHub IPO Preview: Bread and Games! The Ticketing Decacorn Is Ready To Go Public

​StubHub Holdings, a leading secondary ticket marketplace, aims to raise up to $1B in US IPO with backing from top-tier investors. The ticketing...

Andrei Zakharov

MNTN IPO Preview: Fidelity-Backed Category Creator of Performance TV, Watch This Offering Closely

MNTN, inc., an adtech software platform provider and category creator of Performance TV, plans to go public in the United States. The company was...

Andrei Zakharov

SmartStop Self Storage (SMA): Upside Surprise, IPO Pops 8% at Open and Trades Higher

​SmartStop's successful IPO reflects strong demand from long-only and REIT-dedicated investors for low-risk storage unit companies with monthly...

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​CoreWeave's IPO priced lower than expected, opening at a loss of 2.5% with top accounts dominating the transaction, reflecting challenges in...

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StubHub Holdings, a leading secondary ticket marketplace, aims to raise up to $1B in US IPO with backing from top-tier investors. The ticketing...

SmartStop's successful IPO reflects strong demand from long-only and REIT-dedicated investors for low-risk storage unit companies with monthly...

CoreWeave's IPO priced lower than expected, opening at a loss of 2.5% with top accounts dominating the transaction, reflecting challenges in...