IPO related securities class action suits are on the rise

ipo securitiesWith 2015 coming to a close, a much-anticipated trend is occurring. The number of IPO-related securities class actions has increased from 17 filings in 2014 to 27 filings in 2015. Securities suits related to IPOs in 2015 represent more than 15% of the total filings. Due to the three year statute of limitations under the ’33 Act for actions against IPO companies, we won’t know how many suits will arise from the 275 IPOs in 2014 until 2017.   Surprisingly, with 2015 securities suits on the rise, there have been 100 less IPOs so far compared to 2014.

Most of the filings in 2015 have been filed in state courts with multiple removed from the federal court. Due to the lag time of filings, we expect to see a continuous rise for the next year in IPO-related securities class actions.

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