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IPO class needs to lift to make 2021 a good year for investors

Anthony Macdonald, Yolanda Redrup and Kanika Sood

Nov 4, 2021 – 9.34pm

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The pressure is on APM Human Services, SiteMinder and Ventia Services to get off to flying starts in coming weeks, and drag the IPO class of 2021 firmly into positive territory.

As it stands, half of the year’s 20 initial public offerings worth $100 million or more are in the red, and the other half are in the black.

Anthony Macdonald is a Chanticleer columnist. He is a former Street Talk co-editor and has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies.

Yolanda Redrup is the editor of the AFR Rich List. She previously reported on technology, healthcare and Street Talk.

Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.