{"id":1809,"date":"2026-06-12T23:39:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T23:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1809"},"modified":"2026-06-12T23:39:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T23:39:01","slug":"dom-perignon-moon-pies-and-fortunes-flow-as-wall-street-feted-spacexs-historic-ipo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1809","title":{"rendered":"Dom Perignon, moon pies and fortunes flow as Wall Street feted SpaceX&#8217;s historic IPO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div><ul><li>Summary<\/li><li>Companies<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div>NEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters) &#8211; The first day of SpaceX trading is over. Now, the parties begin.<\/div><div>At the \u201cTop \u200bof the House\u201d of JPMorgan\u2019s $4 billion headquarters in midtown Manhattan on Friday, CEO Jamie Dimon will serve moon pies, space ice cream \u200cand custom cloud candy to SpaceX (SPCX.O)<svg><\/svg><span>, opens new tab<\/span> COO Gwynne Shotwell, CFO Brett Johnsen and 250 of the rocket maker&#8217;s employees to celebrate the company\u2019s record-shattering, historic IPO, according to a person familiar with the festivities.<\/div><div>Downtown, in the heart of New York&#8217;s financial district, a group of venture capital investors were hosting a $30,000 rooftop party for 30 with A5 Wagyu beef sliders, Don Julio tequila, Macallan \u200b18-year Scotch and Dom P\u00e9rignon champagne, a person familiar with that party&#8217;s preparations said. The ice cubes for the cocktails, this person said, have \u200bthe company\u2019s stylized \u201cX\u201d logo stamped into the ice.<\/div><div>The SpaceX IPO minted a fresh class of millionaires, paid banks hundreds of millions \u2060in fees, added billions in profits to early institutional investors and turned founder Elon Musk into the world&#8217;s first trillionaire. The festivities unfolded against a backdrop of \u200bslowing consumer spending and renewed concerns about inflation, underscoring the gap between Wall Street&#8217;s enthusiasm and Main Street&#8217;s unease about the economy.<\/div><div>At least 4,000 current and former SpaceX \u200bemployees alone held equity stakes worth more than $1 million at the time of the IPO, according to estimates from Hill.com, a platform that facilitates trading in shares of private companies. Another 400 employees held stakes worth more than $100 million, it said.<\/div><div>&#8220;He (Musk) has long been reaching for the stars with his extra-terrestrial ambitions, and it appears plenty of investors share his enthusiasm for the \u200bfuture,&#8221; said Susannah Streeter, chief investment strategist at Wealth Club.<\/div><h2>GREEN SNEAKERS<\/h2><div>The Nasdaq stock exchange, which won the listing, broadcast a 120-foot image of Musk standing at the \u200bopening bell ceremony across its big screen in Times Square. Musk posted a photo on X of Morgan Stanley&#8217;s banking team, including CEO Ted Pick, co-president Dan Simkowitz and star \u200ctechnology banker \u2060Michael Grimes wearing matching green sneakers, nodding to the bank&#8217;s need to exercise the &#8220;greenshoe&#8221; option that allocates extra shares in case of extraordinary investor demand.<\/div><div>Banks involved in the IPO, which stand to make some $500 million in fees, have been hosting investor events and parties all week, people familiar with the festivities said.<\/div><div>At Goldman Sachs&#8217;s headquarters downtown, Co-Head of Global Banking Dan Dees hosted Johnsen and other SpaceX executives for a celebration after the IPO priced Thursday night, according to a person familiar with the \u200bevent.<\/div><div>CEO David Solomon took to social media \u200bFriday to congratulate Musk and his \u2060team, saying how honored the bank was to serve as the &#8220;lead left bookrunner&#8221; on the deal, named for its placement on the company&#8217;s registration statement indicating its role as the lead underwriter.<\/div><div>SpaceX designs adorned party favors across town. Visitors at Goldman \u200bon Friday received asteroid-shaped macaroons. JPMorgan is lighting up the top of its 1,388-foot (423-meter) Park Avenue headquarters with SpaceX \u200brocket launches to mark \u2060the bank&#8217;s collaboration with the company.<\/div><div>JPMorgan&#8217;s equities team rang their own bell on its trading floor when SpaceX hit the market before cutting into a custom made rocket cake for the team.<\/div><div>JPMorgan&#8217;s f\u00eate Friday night promises to be the biggest SpaceX celebration on Wall Street \u2013 an idea Dimon directly pitched to Musk a few months ago.<\/div><div>The IPO celebrations have \u2060been a \u200bweekslong affair at the investment bank, kicking off with Dimon&#8217;s interview with Musk on an investor \u200bcall last Thursday for close to 4,000 bank clients, where the CEO called the enigmatic entrepreneur the &#8220;Edison of our time.&#8221; On Friday, artifacts from the moon landing were on display at the bank&#8217;s headquarters \u200bwhile the bank&#8217;s internal digital signage will feature SpaceX launch images.<\/div><div><address><div><div><noscript>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Akash Sriram\" class=\"wp-image-503\" src=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7be3927b7b4b91d86b58b7105eef0a24.avif\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/noscript><\/div><div>Akash Sriram<\/div><\/div><div><ul><li><span><div><svg><title>Email<\/title><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/li><li><span><div><svg><title>X<\/title><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/li><li><span><div><svg><title>Instagram<\/title><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/li><li><span><div><svg><title>Linkedin<\/title><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/address><\/div><\/div><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1807\">Since March, Trump has repeatedly said the Iran war will end soon<\/a><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1805\">With smooth SpaceX debut, Wall Street sets new template for mega IPOs<\/a><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1801\">Stocks rise as SpaceX makes market debut; oil slides on Gulf peace hopes<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first day of SpaceX trading is over. 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