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The US has long been a top choice for global companies looking to go public. Now that the IPO market is stirring, even foreign companies with trading history abroad are eyeing US listings, hoping for higher valuations and greater liquidity than local markets. The most recent example, UK-based chip designer Arm (ARM) returned to public markets this month, opting...read more

The year's crop of large IPOs is off to a strong start, with nearly 80% currently above issue. As long as these solid returns hold, we expect a decent harvest of public listings in the fall. So far this year, 19 IPOs have raised $100 million or more, outpacing all of 2022 (16 IPOs), but still well below the 10-year median of about 70 sizable IPOs at this point in a year. 2023&rsquo...read more

The IPO Pickup Gets Cut Short Following the US IPO market's slowest year in decades, the first quarter of 2023 continued the trend with 29 IPOs raising just $2.3 billion. Deal flow started at a decent pace but failed to pick back up after the February lull, as hawkish signals from the Fed, renewed recession fears,...read more

The past year's global selloff has wreaked havoc among new issuers. Many large IPO candidates have paused offering plans indefinitely, and with the decline in large deals, bulge bracket investment banks have virtually disappeared from the IPO market. Bulge bracket banks have long been staples of the IPO process. Between 2018 and 2022, the top three – Goldman Sachs, Morgan...read more