Vantage Energy Postpones IPO Citing Unfavorable Market Conditions

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Have shale-related initial public offerings (IPOs) lost some of their luster? Early this year Rice Energy, focused on the Marcellus and Utica Shale region, launched an IPO that brought in $924 million (see Rice Energy IPO Soars, Brings in $84M More Than Expected). Eclipse Resources, another driller focused on the northeast, launched an IPO in June and raised $818 million (see the Bloomberg story Eclipse Resources Falls in Debut After IPO Priced at Low End). In July Vantage Energy, a Colorado company with major operations in the Marcellus, announced they would launch an IPO seeking $400. Then in September the number was revised up–the company felt like $601 million would be the goal of their IPO (see Vantage Energy IPO Target Goes from $400M to $601M). On Wednesday, Vantage announced they’re postponing the IPO, citing “unfavorable equity market conditions”…

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