Type | Limited liability company |
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Industry | Finance |
Founded | 1991 in Greenwich, CT, USA |
Founder(s) | William K. Smith Kathleen Shelton Smith Linda R. Killian[1] |
Headquarters | Greenwich, CT, USA |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | FTSE Renaissance IPO Index Series |
Services | institutional research |
Website | http://www.renaissancecapital.com/ |
Renaissance Capital is a provider of institutional research, money management, and index design services focused on newly public companies. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Greenwich, CT.[2]
The Firm's institutional research service covers all newly public companies worldwide. Coverage is initiated prior to the initial public offering (IPO) and continues beyond the IPO during the period when underwriters are restricted from providing research. The research service is provided through a password protected site: ipointelligence.com.[3]
Renaissance Capital's money management services include providing IPO-focused advisory services to mutual funds and institutional accounts. The IPO Plus Aftermarket Fund (Symbol:IPOSX) [4] is a mutual fund with a minimum investment size of $5,000.
Indexing services are provided through the FTSE Renaissance IPO Index Series.[5] These indices which include an IPO Composite Index (symbol: IPOS) and an IPO Investable Index (Symbol: IPOST), measure the performance of the IPO market and provide a basis for creating IPO investment strategies and products.[6]
The firm provides free IPO data to the media through its press room.[7] Broadcast news outlets consider Renaissance Capital to be a valid source for information on IPOs, as exemplified by news articles on Fox Business News[8] and CNBC[9]
References
- ^ "Our Professionals". http://www.renaissancecapital.com/RenCap/AboutUs/Professionals.aspx. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "About Renaissance Capital". http://www.renaissancecapital.com/RenCap/AboutUs/AboutUs.aspx. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "Our Research Product". http://www.renaissancecapital.com/research/research.aspx. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "The IPO Plus Aftermarket Fund". http://www.renaissancecapital.com/ipopluse/ipoplus.aspx. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "The IPO Index". http://www.renaissancecapital.com/Index. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "Yahoo Finance - IPOUSB.FGI". http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ipousb.fgi. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "Press Room". http://www.renaissancecapital.com/IPOHome/Press/MediaRoom.aspx. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ Prial, Dunstan. "Language-Software Firm Rosetta Stone Jumps in IPO". http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/technology/language-software-firm-rosetta-stone-jumps-ipo/. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ Moreano, Giovanny. "Will Profits Be Written in Rosetta Stone?". http://www.cnbc.com/id/30244504/. Retrieved 2010-04-13.