There is a way to get in on this deal, even if you are a small investor, through a brokerage firm called LOYAL3 (See link below) which is part of the underwriting group, and allows investments as low as $100, without any fees. Enrollment is real quick with only three steps and takes just a couple minutes. The company is a member of FINRA and SIPC.
In addition, investors can buy shares in many other stocks, in custom amounts or various increments, with the option to invest once or with automatic periodic stock purchases, without having to worry about account management, account minimum, or cancellation fees. LOYAL3 makes its money by performing services for the companies that it works with, and charges for those services.
LOYAL3 has participated in various IPOs in the past, including AMC (AMC), GoPro (GPRO), Santander (SAN), and Teledoc (TDOC). Now it is participating in the Blue Buffalo IPO. The prospectus and additional details on the IPO can be found at the following link.
You need to open your account and fund the account, or at least initiate funding, by July 21, so don't waste any time. The sign-up process is very easy and the customer service is superb. LOYAL3 has found an innovative way of serving the small and medium size investor.