Top IPO stories this week

The 2011 round-ups are still coming in … not unusual in January. And, there are still plenty of predictions for the new year, as you'll see below in this week's most popular stories on Inside IPO. SecondMarket released its full-year results, likely the last in a world where Facebook is still privately held. Now, the company needs to focus on its next big win.

The year has started off with a bang: several companies have filed or gone public, with Ceres revealing its terms and Guidewire Software having a good first day on NYSE. Del Frisco's is among the newest companies in the IPO pipeline.

Of course, there are two companies that continue to make headlines: Twitter and Facebook. The latter just hit $34 a share on SharesPost … just before halting trading in its stock (likely because it's preparing its prospectus). Twitter is still acquiring, and both companies have strong legal support.

Enough of all that: here's what was hot this week on Inside IPO:

1. SDR IPO: Here's what you need to know [ENERGY]SandRidge Energy is headed back to NYSE. The company filed an S-1 to spin off SandRidge Mississippian Trust II earlier this month. This follows two energy IPO spin-offs by SandRidge Energy last year – SandRidge Mississippian Trust I and SandRidge Permian Trust. Here's what you need to know about this IPO:

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2. Five IPO market predictions for 2012 [EXCLUSIVE]If every company in the IPO pipeline right now went public next year, we'd see $30 bn in fresh capital raised. And that's if no other companies (including Facebook) completed their IPOs in 2012. It's a staggering number, especially when you think about the pace at which companies have been filing in a market where it's difficult to get to that celebratory opening bell.

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3. IntelePeer IPO: January 23 on NASDAQCloud-based video and voice communications company IntelePeer has announced its IPO terms. Look for the IPO to take place the week of January 23, 2012, according to Renaissance Capital. IntelePeer will list on NASDAQ and trade under the symbol PEER. It is looking to raise $75 mn in an offering of 7.5 mn shares at a price range of $9 to $11. At the mid-point, its valuation would be $416 mn. IntelePeer is not profitable, although it posted 32 percent YOY revenue growth for the first nine months of 2011.

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4. SecondMarket: 2011 results [CHARTS]There's no doubt that 2011 was an exciting year for private shares trading platform SecondMarket. Trading volume surged, and many of the companies trading on its platform are set to go public in the next year. Let's take a look at what happened:

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5. Three IPOs this weekThree companies are likely to price this week. Two are in the tech sector, and one is in biopharm. Two are headed for NASDAQ, and one is headed for NYSE. Here's what you need to know:

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