Strong Demand from Investors Signals Successful Stock-Market Debut

  • StandardAero’s IPO raises $1.44 billion
  • Priced above the top of its estimate range
  • Strong stock-market debut on Wednesday
  • Second-largest IPO by dollar volume in 2024
  • Underwriters include Goldman Sachs, KKR, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, UBS, BofA Securities, Guggenheim Securities and Leerink Partners
  • IPO priced above the estimated range of $20 to $23 a share
  • Increased number of shares from 46.5 million to 60 million
  • Net income of $8.6 million in first six months of the year
  • Revenue rose to $2.58 billion from $2.31 billion
  • StandardAero is a portfolio company of Carlyle Group Inc.
  • FrontView REIT also prices its IPO on Wednesday
  • Manages a portfolio of 278 properties in 31 states

StandardAero Inc., a jet-engine aftermarket company, successfully priced its initial public offering (IPO) above the top of its estimated range on Wednesday, raising $1.44 billion in a sign of strong investor demand. The IPO was underwritten by Goldman Sachs, KKR, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, UBS, BofA Securities, Guggenheim Securities, and Leerink Partners. With this, StandardAero becomes the second-largest IPO by dollar volume in 2024. The company increased the number of shares from 46.5 million to 60 million. Founded in 1911 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, StandardAero serves commercial-aerospace, military, and business-aviation clients with over 7,300 employees across more than 50 global facilities. It had a net income of $8.6 million in the first half of the year, up from a loss of $12.6 million in the previous period. StandardAero changed its name from Dynasty Parent Co. Inc. on September 5th and is a portfolio company of Carlyle Group Inc., which acquired it from Veritas Capital in 2019.

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Public Companies: StandardAero (SARO), Lineage (LINE), Viking Holdings (VIK), Kaspi (KSPI), FrontView REIT (null)
Private Companies: Carlyle Group,Veritas Capital
Key People: Ciara Linnane (Contributor)


Financial Relevance: Yes
Financial Markets Impacted: StandardAero’s IPO has an impact on the financial markets as it is one of the few IPOs to raise over $1 billion in 2024, and it is a sign of strong demand from investors. The company serves various clients in the commercial-aerospace, military, and business aviation sectors.
Financial Rating Justification: The article discusses an initial public offering (IPO) by StandardAero Inc., which raised $1.44 billion, impacting financial markets and showcasing strong investor demand. Additionally, it mentions another IPO by FrontView REIT.
Presence Of Extreme Event: No
Nature Of Extreme Event: No
Impact Rating Of The Extreme Event: No
Extreme Rating Justification: No extreme event mentioned in the article
Deal Size: The deal size for StandardAero Inc.’s initial public offering is $1.44 billion.
Move Size: No market move size mentioned.
Sector: Technology
Direction: Up
Magnitude: Large
Affected Instruments: Stocks

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