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CEO Dave Emerson and Virgin Australia team at the ASX.

Virgin Australia shares take off on ASX despite Mid-East jitters

Virgin Australia has returned to the local sharemarket after more than four years’ absence – and investors are keen.

  • Chris Zappone

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President Donald J. Trump in The Situation Room, June 21, 2025

The airline facing a double-whammy after Trump’s bunker-busting

Timing is everything for investing, and for Bain, the timing of the Virgin listing looks atrocious.

  • Elizabeth Knight

This airline is facing the ultimate makeover test

Since its launch as the cheeky disruptor funded by Richard Branson, Virgin Blue has had many corporate faces – not all of them attractive.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Virgin Australia prepares for IPO.

‘What Australia needs’: Qantas’ chief rival looks to soar back onto ASX

Private equity owner Bain Capital will sell about 30 per cent of Qantas’ biggest domestic rival, which would value the company at close to $2.3 billion.

  • Chris Zappone
HMC Capital boss David Di Pilla.

Why this year’s biggest float has disappointed

Shares in data centre landlord DigiCo have slumped since listing, despite investor excitement over the rapid growth of AI and growing demand for data storage.

  • Simon Johanson
Canva head of product Robert Kawalsky says his company now has 5000 employees.

‘Pretty astounding’: Canva puts the foot down as it eyes Wall Street

The Australian design software maker has ticked over $2.5 billion in annual revenue and says it has added 1000 new employees in the last year alone as it looks to shore up support from Wall Street.

  • David Swan
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The number of companies on the ASX has been dwindling – but this trend is expected to turn around from next year.

Join the club: The ASX hopes IPOs will heat up from next year

Marley Spoon is departing the ASX on Monday, the latest of many to depart the local bourse – but this trend looks to be turning around in 2025.

  • Jessica Yun
Guzman y Gomez Co- CEO Steven Marks at the Guzman y Gomez floating at the ASX in Sydney.

Should you join the Guzman y Gomez fiesta?

Investors should be wary of piling into initial public offerings (IPOs) because for every Nvidia, Google, Apple or Microsoft that turns out to be a big winner, there are thousands of losers.

  • William Bennett
For Virgin finding the right time to float isn’t easy nor is finding the right shareholders.

The Virgin dilemma: How to catch the IPO Mexican wave

Qatar Airways is eager to become a cornerstone shareholder in Virgin, but this brings another complicated twist.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Guzman y Gomez’s co-chief executives Steven Marks and Hilton Brett celebrate as the share price rises.

Guzman y Gomez’s sizzling $3b debut raises hopes for IPO market revival

Mexican fast-food chain Guzman y Gomez has clinched its place as the hottest float in years, soaring to a valuation of more than $3 billion on Thursday.

  • Jessica Yun and Colin Kruger

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/initial-public-offering-1mx1