1998 Top 25 IPO Deals by U.S. Offer Amount

TickerOfferDateIssuer NameU.S. Offer
Amt (mm)
Lead Manager
WDR3/4/98Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.$399.3Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Discover & Co.
AHR3/23/98Anthracite Mortgage Capital, Inc.$300.0Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc.
CARS2/12/98Capital Automotive REIT$300.0Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc.
KBL1/28/98Keebler Foods Company$279.4CS First Boston
ERTH3/23/98EarthShell Container Corporation$277.2Salomon Smith Barney
SCS2/17/98Steelcase, Inc.$272.2Goldman, Sachs & Co.
ALREF4/8/98Annuity and Life RE Holdings Ltd.$256.2Prudential Securities Incorporated
YZC3/27/98Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Ltd.$232.5Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
GTSG2/4/98Global Telesystems Group, Inc.$177.6Merrill Lynch & Co.
CTR1/29/98Cabot Industrial Trust$172.5J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
WREI3/31/98Wilshire Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.$160.0Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc.
FSI4/1/98Freedom Securities Corporation$148.0Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp.
OME4/2/98Omega Protein Corporation$136.0Prudential Securities Incorporated
RLT3/12/98Reltec Corporation$130.5Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Discover & Co.
DRD2/9/98Duane Reade, Inc.$120.1Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp.
ADG2/11/98Advanced Communications Group, Inc.$112.0PaineWebber Incorporated
SHPYV3/24/98Shire Pharmaceuticals Group PLC$109.0Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
ETT1/26/98Eldertrust, Inc.$108.9Merrill Lynch & Co.
CIX3/6/98Compx International, Inc.$104.0Salomon Smith Barney
USNC2/3/98USN Communications, Inc.$102.4Merrill Lynch & Co.
COLM3/27/98Columbia Sportswear Company$100.8Goldman, Sachs & Co.
HDLD2/4/98Headlands Mortgage Company$96.0Nationsbanc Montgomery Securities, Inc.
ROCLF2/4/98Royal Olympic Cruise Lines$91.5Lazard Freres & Co.
IEE1/26/98Integrated Electrical Services, Inc.$91.0Merrill Lynch & Co.
LDSH3/9/98Ladish Co., Inc.$86.2CS First Boston
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