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Digital infrastructure startup ITG filed for an initial public offering in the US on Friday, disclosing $333.9 million in quarterly revenue as a wave of technology companies prepare to tap public markets.
"We believe this represents an opening of the floodgates for the IPO market, which has been relatively dormant for a few years, with these three major conglomerates set to go public later this year," analysts at Wedbush Securities wrote in a note, referring to the broader pipeline of technology listings that includes Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI.
ITG, which provides services to the utility infrastructure industry, reported revenue of $333.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, up 48% from $225.4 million a year earlier. The company swung to a net loss of $13.2 million from a profit of $1.6 million in the same period last year. The filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission did not disclose the number of shares to be offered or the expected price range.
The IPO proceeds will be used to repay certain debts and for other general corporate purposes, according to the filing. Existing shareholders will continue to own a majority of the company following the offering.
ITG's filing adds to what is shaping up to be one of the busiest periods for US listings since 2021. Anthropic, the maker of the Claude chatbot valued at $965 billion, submitted a confidential IPO filing with the SEC on Monday. SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket and artificial intelligence company, filed financial information in late May. OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is also widely reported to be planning a listing.
The last time three technology companies of this scale pursued public listings simultaneously was in late 2021, when Rivian, Robinhood and Coinbase collectively raised more than $35 billion in their IPOs. That wave preceded a sharp downturn in technology stocks in 2022 that effectively shut the IPO market for more than two years.
For ITG, the timing aligns with surging demand for digital infrastructure. Data center construction in the US reached a record 4.8 gigawatts of capacity under development in the first quarter, driven by AI workloads, according to real estate firm CBRE Group Inc. That has boosted demand for utility infrastructure services, ITG's core business.
The company did not specify a timeline for its IPO or which exchange it plans to list on. Lead underwriters for the offering were not named in the filing.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
