10 IPOs This Week Led by Columbia Pipeline Partners LP Stock (NYSE: CPPL)

IPOs this weekThere are 10 new IPOs this week on the debut calendar. They're expected to raise a combined $1.4 billion.

According to Renaissance Capital, a manager of IPO-focused ETFs, January saw a total of 14 IPO pricings. But Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE: SHAK) and Spark Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ONCE) stole the spotlight. Those stocks both priced 40% above their proposed midpoints. They were also the first two IPOs to soar more than 100% on the same day since July 2000.

Leading the pack this week are two high-yield investments: Columbia Pipeline Partners LP (NYSE: CPPL) and Easterly Government Properties Inc. (NYSE: DEA). Those two offerings alone are expected to bring in 70% of this week's total funds raised.

Here's a look at the rest of the upcoming IPOs this week...

10 Upcoming IPOs This Week

Columbia Pipeline Partners LP (NYSE: CPPL) is a master limited partnership (MLP) and subsidiary of energy holding company NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI). The MLP owns a 15% interest in 15,000 miles of interstate pipelines. It also owns one of the largest natural gas storage systems in the United States. Columbia Pipeline Partners plans to raise $800 million by offering 40 million shares at a $19 to $21 price range. The company has a market value of $1.9 billion. CPPL stock will debut Friday, Feb. 6.

Easterly Government Properties Inc. (NYSE: DEA) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that leases office space and other properties to government agencies. Easterly owns 29 properties across several states, primarily California, Texas, and Virginia. The REIT offers a high yield of 5.5%. It plans to raise $180 million by selling 12 million shares at a price range of $14 to $16. The company is currently valued at $568 million and its stock will begin trading Friday, Feb. 6.

DEA joins a long list of REIT IPOs that have flooded the market in the past few months. In November, the Paramount Group Inc. (NYSE: PGRE) IPO raised $2.3 billion. That was the largest IPO ever for a U.S. REIT. Store Capital Corp. (NYSE: STOR) is up 17.7% since its Nov. 18 debut. In its debut last Friday, electric infrastructure REIT InfraREIT Inc. (NYSE: HIFR) traded up 16% from its opening price of $23.

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Advanced Accelerator Applications (Nasdaq: AAAP) sells PET scan imaging products. It's also developing a treatment for rare tumors. The French pharmaceutical company has several nuclear medicine drug candidates under development. It reported $82 million in sales for the first three quarters of 2014. Advanced Accelerator Applications is set for a $75 million deal. It will offer 5.4 million shares at a $13 to $15 price range. The company is valued at $538 million. AAAP stock will begin trading Thursday, Feb. 5.

Carbylan Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: CBYL) is a biotech firm developing an injectable combination treatment for osteoarthritis pain. Close peer Flexion Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FLXN) has risen 40% from its offer price last April. The company hopes to raise $75 million by selling 5.8 million shares at a price range of $12 to $14. According to Renaissance Capital, it has a $211 million valuation and expects to go public this week.

Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: ITEK) is a clinical stage company that develops therapies for glaucoma and other eye diseases. It has an eye drop glaucoma treatment in a phase two trial and expects to wrap phase three by 2017. Another eye-care company, Ocular Therapeutix Inc. (Nasdaq: OCUL), has soared 132% since its July 2014 opening. Inotek plans to raise $65 million by offering 4.6 million shares at a $13 to $15 price range. The company is valued at $200 million. ITEK stock will hit the market Thursday, Feb. 5.

AltheaDx Inc. (Nasdaq: IDGX) looks to raise $60 million by offering 4.6 million shares at a price range of $12 to $14. IDGX will begin trading Wednesday, Feb. 4.

Nexvet Biopharma Plc. (Nasdaq: NVET) is set for a $58 million deal by selling 4 million shares at a $13 to $16 price range. NVET stock will debut Thursday, Feb. 5.

Infraredx Inc. (Nasdaq: REDX) plans to raise $56 million by offering 4 million shares at a $13 to $15 price range. Infraredx was delayed from last week and will hit the market Wednesday, Feb. 4.

Asante Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq: PUMP) hopes to raise $49 million by offering 3.5 million shares at a price range of $13 to $15. The company will start trading Thursday, Feb. 5.

EyeGate Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: EYEG) originally filed in October to raise $25 million but has since cut that figure in half. The company will offer 1.4 million shares at a $6 to $8 range. According to Renaissance Capital, EYEG is set to begin trading sometime this week.

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