The tech industry has seen a very slow first quarter, with no IPOs during the period. This is finally set to change, as the cybersecurity sector gears up for the industry’s first IPO of 2016. SecureWorks, Dell’s (NASDAQ:DELL) cybersecurity business, has filed plans to raise upwards of $157.5 million in an IPO.
The Wall Street Journal reported that, on Monday, the company put a price range of $15.50 to $17.50 a share on its initial public offering of stock. If the IPO goes well, the Atlanta-base company will reach a valuation of nearly $1.5 billion.
Slow period for tech IPOs
The news of SecureWorks’ plan to IPO is incredibly exciting for the tech sector, considering the relative stagnation in new public companies over the past three and a half months. The tech industry typically has a fairly robust startup and IPO culture, so this radio silence has spoke volumes to investors. According to CNN Money, the last time that there was no tech IPO in the first quarter happened all the way back in 2009, when the US was deep in the midst of its recession. For the full article click here
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