Eight IPOs On Tap This Week, Most Since 2007

This week is expected to be the biggest for IPO since 2007, as eight deals are expected to raise $3.5 billion. If all of the deals come to the market as expected it would increase 2009's total by 66%.

Here is a run-down of this week's expected IPO's:

• A123 Systems (Nasdaq: AONE) is offering 25,680,501 shares and expects the offering price to be between $8.00-$9.50 per share. A123 designs, develops, manufactures and sells advanced, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and battery systems. The shares will trade on NASDAQ under symobl 'AONE.'
  
• Apollo Commercial (NYSE: AIR) is offering 20,000,000 shares and expects the offering price to be $20 per share. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. is a newly organized commercial real estate finance company that has been formed primarily to originate, invest in, acquire and manage senior performing commercial real estate mortgage loans, commercial mortgage-backed securities, or CMBS, commercial real estate corporate debt and loans and other commercial real estate-related debt investments in the U.S. We refer to these asset classes as our target assets. The shares will trade on the NYSE under the symbol "AIR".
  
• Artio Global Investors Inc. (NYSE: ART) is offering 23,400,000 shares and expects the offering price to be between $24-$26 per share. Artio is an asset management company that provides investment management services to institutional and mutual fund clients. The shares will trade on the NYSE under the symbol "ART".
  
• Colony Financial (Nasdaq: CLNY) is offering 25,000,000 shares and expects the offering price to be $20 per share. Colony Financial is a newly organized real estate finance company that will acquire, originate and manage a diversified portfolio of real estate-related debt instruments. The shares will trade on NASDAQ under the symbol "CLNY."
  
• Foursquare Capital Corp. (Nasdaq: FSQR) is offering 25,000,000 shares and expects the offering price to be $20 per share. Foursquare Capital is a newly-formed corporation focused on acquiring, financing and managing a portfolio of commercial mortgage-backed securities, or CMBS, residential mortgage-backed securities, or RMBS, commercial and residential mortgage loans, other real estate-related securities, various other classes of asset-backed securities, or ABS, and other financial assets. The shares will trade on NASDAQ under symobl 'FSQR.'
  
• Select Medical Holdings Corporation (NYSE: SEM) is offering 33,333,333 shares and expects the offering price to be between $11-$13 per share. Select Medical Holdings is an operator of both specialty hospitals and outpatient rehabilitation clinics in the United States based on number of facilities. The shares will trade on NYSE under symobl 'SEM.'
  
• Shanda Games (Nasdaq: GAME) is offering 63,043,500 ADSs and expects the offering price to be between $10.50-$12.50 per share. Shanda Games is China’s leading online game company in terms of the size and diversity of our game portfolio. The shares will trade on NASDAQ under symobl 'GAME.'
  
• Vitacost.com (Nasdaq: VITC) is offering 11,000,000 shares and expects the offering price to be between $11-$13 per share. Vitacost.com is an online retailer and direct marketer of health and wellness products, including dietary supplements such as vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids and metabolites, as well as cosmetics, organic body and personal care products, sports nutrition and health foods. The shares will trade on NASDAQ under symobl 'VITC.'