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Texas Stock Exchange Strategic Advisor Jeb Hensarling, shown here speaking in October at the 2025 Venture Dallas conference. [Photo: Grant Miller Photography/Venture Dallas]
The Last Word: TXSE’s Jeb Hensarling on a $300M War Chest, ARK Listings, and a ‘Transfer Portal’ Flowing to Texas
by Quincy Preston | Apr 23, 2026
In a Bloomberg interview with Julie Fine, the former congressman laid out TXSE's timeline: trading this summer, listings in Q4, and first IPOs in Q1 2027.
by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 24, 2026
The appointments of Greg Ferrari, formerly of Nasdaq, as COO and of Liz Hocker, formerly of NYSE Texas, as global head of listings and capital markets highlight TXSE's "robust momentum" as it prepares to come online later this year, the company said.
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by Lance Murray |
May 28, 2025
With $1.86 billion raised since 2018 and recent product launches, the North Texas life science company founded in 2008 is preparing for a public debut on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, following a $168 million growth capital round in April.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 18, 2024
Solera Corp., the Westlake-based global provider of SaaS solutions for the vehicle lifecycle ecosystem, announced in late June that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S....
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Apex Fintech Solutions CEO William Capuzzi [Photo: Apex]
Dallas’ Apex Fintech Solutions Files for IPO In Its Second Go-Public Bid
by David Seeley | Dec 13, 2023
Two years after attempting to go public via a SPAC merger that valued it at $4.7 billion post-money, Apex is looking to do it the old-fashioned way with a direct SEC filing. The "fintech for fintechs" has more than 220 clients with over $115 billion in assets under custody, with 21 million brokerage accounts and active investors in 144 countries.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 19, 2023
Newly renamed from Morningstar Partners LP, TXO Energy Partners has applied to list its common units on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “TXO.” The initial public offering price is expected to be between $19 and $21 per common unit.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Aug 11, 2022
At Dallas Startup Week today, three leading early-stage investors offered tips on how founders should pivot in today's shifting economy. Perkins Coie's Valeska Pederson Hintz, LiveOak Venture Partners’ Mike Marcantonio, and S3 Ventures' Eric Engineer shared insights and advice.
Despite the downturn, "If you've got a capital-efficient, growing business that has strong unit economics, at the end of the day that business is fundable, and that's what we're looking for," Marcantonio said.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 29, 2022
Dallas-based Zimperium, a mobile security platform, is set to be acquired by Washington, D.C.’s Liberty Strategic Capital, a firm led by former Goldman Sachs CIO and Trump Administration appointee Steve Mnuchin.
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Signify Health CEO Kyle Armbrester. [Image: video screenshot]
Nearly One Year After IPO, Signify Health Rolls Out Partner Program for Home-Based Healthcare
by David Kirkpatrick | Jan 12, 2022
Signify Health is walking the walk to making healthcare more accessible outside healthcare facility walls. This week, the company launched a new Partner Program with seven initial partners. The value-based ecosystem is focused on improving home healthcare through connecting hospitals, health systems, payers, and patients nationwide.
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by Alex Edwards |
Dec 19, 2021
Advisor Nobuyuki Idei says NuZee's approach to its "eco-friendly coffee product innovation" is a great opportunity to tap into one of the world's largest coffee markets.
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by Quincy Preston |
Dec 10, 2021
One of the world's largest independent dermatology companies, Galderma's portfolio includes well-known brands such as Cetaphil, Proactiv, Differin, and Restylane. The Swiss company, whose ties to Texas date back to 1961, will call Trammell Crow Center in the Arts District home.
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by Alexandra Colman |
Nov 18, 2021
Although it may seem that going public is the finish line and the end of late-night phone calls and closed-door meetings, it also appears this is just the beginning.
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AgileThought CEO Manuel Senderos and Alex Rossi [Photos: AgileThought]
Irving’s AgileThought to Go Public Following Deal With Mexico-Based SPAC
by Alex Edwards | May 10, 2021
The combined company will have an anticipated market value of $491 million. "For the past few years our focus has been exponential growth, mainly in the North American market," the team told us. "The move to public market facilitates this even more."
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by Alex Edwards |
Apr 26, 2021
Katapult, a growing player in the "buy now pay later" market, is also getting ready to go public following a merger with SPAC FinServ Acquisition Corp.
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by Alex Edwards |
Apr 5, 2021
Alkami, under the ticker symbol ALKT, is looking to raise $141 million by selling 6 million shares of its common stock at an expected price of $22-25 per share.
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 26, 2021
In under six months, Taysha Gene Therapies rocketed from the unveiling of its UTSW spinout to a $157 million initial public offering. We talk with Founder and CEO R.A. Session II about the biotech with big plans.
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