SMALL COMPANY INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS: APRIL 1987
Offering First
Size after-
O-T-C ($ market
sym. Company Business/product mil.) Price bid Underwriter
AMEA A.M.E. Provides video 23.63 13.50 13 1/8 Merrill Lynch
postproduction
svcs.
AGO a ABM Gold Dvlps. gold 35.00 c 10.00 10 1/4 Paine Webber
mines
ACTA Action Auto Operates auto 6.00 8.00 8 1/4 First of Michigan
Stores parts retail
chain
SAI a Allstar Operates motel 72.90 12.50 12 3/8 Drexel Burnham
Inns L.P. chain
AMPI Amplicon Leases & sells 20.21 12.25 12 3/4 Kidder Peabody
computers
ANMEU Angio-Medical Dvlps. pharms. & 10.00 6.00 9 Keane Securities
cosmetics
FURSA Antonovich Retails furs 7.22 9.63 9 1/2 Evans & Co.
APB b Asia Pacific Closed-end mgmt. 66.50 d 10.00 10 Prudential-Bache
Fund investment co.
AXIMU Axiom Systems Dvlps. computer 5.63 e 3.75 4 Bond Richman
software progs.
LABB Beauty Labs Designs & mkts. 6.00 6.00 6 1/8 H. J. Meyers
beauty prods.
BLU b Blue Chip Value Closed-end mgmt. 85.00 10.00 9 3/4 E. F. Hutton
Fund investment co.
CACOA Cato Corp., Operates women's 32.40 12.00 11 1/4 Shearson Lehman
The apparel stores
FUN b Cedar Fair L.P. Operates 160.00 10.00 9 3/4 Lazard Freres
amusement
parks
CWTS Country Wide Truckload 33.00 15.00 14 3/4 Robinson-Humphrey
carrier
Transport
Service
DAVX Davox Mfrs. comm. 18.40 11.50 11 3/4 Kidder Peabody
systs.
DDSIU Digital Provides 2.20 e 5.00 4 1/2 Brooks Weinger
Diagnostic diagnostic-
Systems imaging svcs.
DVRS Diversco Personnel agency 3.60 6.00 6 1/4 D. H. Blair
FIRF Downingtown S&L Savings & loan 1.80 9.00 10 1/4 W. H. Newbold's
Association
ELOPF El-De Mfrs. personnel 3.00 3.00 5 Brown Knapp
Electro-Optic identification
Development systs.
FBF b First Boston Closed-end mgmt. 240.00 10.00 10 First Boston
Income Fund investment co.
FFSW First Federal Savings & loan 3.70 14.00 14 1/4 McDonald & Co.
S&L
Association of
FTSI Fisher Irregular-route 6.60 6.00 6 Laidlaw Adams
Transportation truckload
Services carrier
FRML Freymiller Long-haul 13.00 13.00 13 Alex. Brown
Trucking truckload
carrier
GALUF Galagraph Ltd. Designs & dvlps. 3.50 5.00 6 1/8 Datek Securities
graphics
controllers
GSBK Germantown Savings bank 25.68 9.75 9 3/4 Alex. Brown
Savings Bank
HQH b H & Q Closed-end mgmt. 55.00 10.00 9 1/2 Hambrecht & Quist
Healthcare investment co.
Investors
HRK a Hard Rock Cafe Owns & operates 40.80 16.00 16 Drexel Burnham
restaurant chain
PULP Kingston Scrap recovery 8.80 8.00 8 1/4 Woolcott
Systems
TUG b Maritrans Transports 118.95 9.75 9 3/4 Goldman Sachs
Partners petroleum
L.P. prods.
NPSIU Networked Designs & mkts. 3.50 f 4.00 4 Beuret
Picture graphics systs.
Systems
GEF b Nicholas- Closed-end mgmt. 100.00 10.00 9 3/4 Prudential-Bache
Applegate investment co.
Growth Equity
Fund
AOAKU Oak Tree Mkts. turnkey 3.60 g 8.00 8 1/8 Muller
Construction computer systs.
Computer
PTG a Portage Mfrs. & mkts. 10.28 7.50 7 Ingham Becker
Industries plastic sheets
PRXS Praxis Dvlps. & mfrs. 27.13 15.50 15 1/2 Shearson Lehman
Biologics vaccines
PPSA Prospect Park Savings & loan 2.83 13.80 13 3/4 Ryan Beck
S&L
PSBIU Psychiatric Clinical testing 6.25 e 6.25 6 1/8 Whale Securities
BioScience svcs.
QDLCU Quadlogic Mfrs. & mkts. 2.34 h 6.00 5 3/8 Providence
Controls electronic Securities
metering systs.
QFCI Quality Food Operates 16.90 13.00 15 Drexel Burnham
Centers supermarkets
RED a Red Lion Owns & operates 98.80 20.00 19 3/4 Merrill Lynch
Inns L.P. motels
RITEU Rent Rite Car-rental svcs. 1.79 e 3.25 3 1/4 Grady & Hatch
Reservation
Network
REXW Rexworks Mfrs. 6.25 7.50 7 3/4 Milwaukee Co.
construction
machinery
RTEK Rise Technology Mfrs. publ. 6.60 6.00 6 1/2 McKinley Allsopp
systs.
SQNT Sequent Mfrs. computer 25.50 17.00 18 3/8 Goldman Sachs
Computer systs.
Systems
SHRP Sharper Image, Operates retail 14.45 10.00 10.50 L. F. Rothschild
The stores &
mail-order svc.
SLC a Shopco Laurel Owns & operates 46.60 10.00 10 Shearson Lehman
Centre L.P. regional
shopping mall
TTEC Transpirator Designs, 3.19 4.25 4 1/4 J. T. Moran
Technologies dvlps., &
mkts.
respiratory
prods.
UNSI United Service Installs & 2.60 3.25 3 Eastlake
Source maintains Securities
satellite
systs.
XARTF Xerart Replicates oil 3.15 3.00 3 3/4 Emanuel & Co.
paintings
a trading on AMEX;
b trading on NYSE;
c an additional 3.5 million shares were offered overseas;
d an additional 2 million shares were offered overseas;
e units of 1 common + 1 warrant;
f units of 2 common + 1 warrant;
g units of 4 common + 1 warrant;
h units of 3 common + 1 warrant.
Initial public offerings sold at $1 or less not included; issues without underwriters not included. First aftermarket bid is approximate.
Offering data source: GOING PUBLIC: THE IPO Reporter, a publication of The Dealer's Digest Inc., 150 Broadway, New York, NY 10038.
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