The IPO Buzz: Gloo Holdings’ IPO & Central Bancorporation Uplist in Mid-November

Gloo Holdings (GLOO Proposed), the parent of a tech platform for churches with former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger as its executive chair, is the only large IPO – at $100 million – on tap for the third week of November.

Central Bancorporation (CBC Proposed), a bank holding company, is expected to price its big NASDAQ Uplisting deal – with plans to raise about $400 million.

The rest of this week’s IPO Calendar consists of four small IPOs that have tentative pricing dates.

Let’s take a quick look at this week’s deals.

ChurchTech with Ex-Intel & Ex-Blockbuster Execs

Gelsinger left Intel last December. He is the head of technology for Gloo, the prospectus said.

Scott Beck, Gloo’s co-founder, president and CEO, was the vice chairman and COO of Blockbuster Entertainment Corp. before it was sold to Viacom  in 1994.

Gloo, based in Boulder, Colorado, runs a tech platform for traditional Christian churches – Protestant and Catholic – as well as for ministries and nonprofits, according to the prospectus. The company, founded in 2013, has 550 employees.

Gloo Holdings’ IPO consists of 9.1 million shares at a price range of $10.00 to $12.00 to raise $100.1 million.

Roth Capital Markets is the sole book-runner.

Gloo plans to price its IPO on Tuesday night, Nov. 18, to trade Wednesday, Nov. 19, on the NASDAQ.

Gloo Holdings, Inc. is not profitable, according to financial statements in the prospectus: Net loss of $128.05 million on revenue of $41.09 million for the 12 months that ended on July 31, 2025.

 Missouri Bank Since the Stage Coach Days

Central Bancorporation (CBC Proposed), based in Jefferson City, Missouri, is the profitable parent of The Central Trust Bank, a community bank with branches in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado. Its history goes back to 1902. Its market cap now stands at about $5.4 billion.

Central Bancorporation’s NASDAQ Uplisting/public offering consists of 17.8 million shares at a price range of $21.00 to $24.00 to raise $399.4 million.

Morgan Stanley is leading the joint book-running team, which includes Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (A Stifel Company) along with BofA Securities, Piper Sandler and Stephens, Inc., according to the prospectus.

Central Bancorporation’s NASDAQ Uplisting/public offering is expected to price Wednesday night, Nov. 19, to trade Thursday, Nov. 20, on the NASDAQ.

The Missouri banking company is profitable: Central Bancorporation earned net income of $320.7 million on revenue of $924.8 million for the 12 months that ended June 30, 2025, according to financial statements in the prospectus.

Israel and Japan in the Mix

Among this week’s list of small IPOs that may get priced:

– Regentis  Biomaterials Ltd. (RGNT Proposed), based in Herzliya, Israel, is the developer of orthopedic hydrogel implants to repair painful injuries to knee cartilage. Regentis is offering 1 million shares at $10.00 to  $12.00 to raise $11 million. ThinkEquity is the sole book-runner. This is a NASDAQ listing.

Regentis is not profitable: Net loss of $0.82 million on no revenue for the 12 months that ended June 30, 2025, according to the prospectus.

–  Libera Gaming Operations (LBRJ Proposed), based in Tokyo, runs 11 pachinko gaming halls in Japan. Libera is offering 1.25 million shares – likely to price at $4.00 each – to raise $5.0 million. D. Boral Capital (ex-EF Hutton) and Sutter  Securities are the joint book-runners. This is a NASDAQ listing.

Libera Gaming, founded in 1965, is profitable, according to the prospectus: Net income of $3.69 million on revenue of $40.32 million in U.S. dollars (converted from Japanese yen) for the fiscal year that ended Oct. 31, 2023.

(For more information about these companies, please check the IPO Calendar  and the individual IPO Profiles found on the IPOScoop.com  website.) 

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