A Busy, Busy Week for IPOs

The week of Oct. 29 will stand out in my mind for many reasons, but especially because of how busy we were.

This past week thirteen equity syndicate deals came to market, making this the busiest week since that of July 23, when 14 deals where priced. This week's offerings included three IPOs, each of which we had high hopes for. The nice thing is that all three lived up to our expectations.

The deal you had to have loved was Anthem(ATH Quote), the Indianapolis-based Blue Cross/Blue Shield operator. Not only did Anthem turn in a 13.6% first-day gain from its IPO price of $36, the stock has continued to make gains, closing today at around $43.00. ...