IPO Filing Activity Suggests an Active Fall for the Energy Sector

By IPOdesktop: Based in Tulsa, OK, Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. (RRMS) scheduled a $140 million IPO with a market capitalization of $336 million at a price range mid-point of $20 for Friday, December 9, 2011. SUMMARY & CONCLUSION

By Bill Simpson: This analysis of Rose Rock Midstream (RRMS) was provided to TradingIPOs subscribers in advance of its IPO.

Renaissance Capital IPO Research submits: HomeAway, Inc., (AWAY) which operates the world's largest online marketplace for vacation rentals, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to $230 million in an initial public offering.

By Renaissance Capital IPO Research: Money transfer service Xoom (XOOM) surged 59% on Friday, ending 2013's first month and a half of U.S. IPOs on a high note.

Renaissance Capital IPO Research submits: After a lull, IPO filing activity picked up again at the end of June, with 80 new or amended S-1 filings within the last few weeks. The flurry of updates, including several companies confirming their choice of exchange, suggests that many are moving ahead in the IPO process. Two of the big names that have filed amendments recently include auto finance company Ally Financial (ALLY) and auto supplier Delphi Automotive (DLPH).

Renaissance Capital IPO Research submits: 2011 is shaping up to be an active year for US-based Internet and new media IPOs.

IPOdesktop submits: Partnership IPOs on tap include two general partnerships, Kinder Morgan (KMI) and Aveon Group (AVO) and one limited partnership, Summit Hotel Properties (INN). In total 13 IPOs are scheduled to raise $3.4 billion for the week of February 7.

AAII submits: Filings for initial public offerings (IPOs) this month are at a four-year high, another sign of the stock market's strength. Renaissance Capital, which compiles data on IPOs, counted 31 filings in April, the most for a single month since August 2007. Year-to-date, 82 companies have filed to go public, putting 2011 on pace to match last year's total of 257 filings and making it the second busiest year since 2007, when 299 filings were registered.