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The US IPO market has already posted its busiest year since the internet bubble in 2000, and we expect issuance to stay active in the fall. With broader equity markets at all-time highs and a burgeoning IPO pipeline of private unicorns, many long-awaited names will finally take the leap to public markets, supported by the busiest month of August for new filings in over a decade....read more

The US IPO market roared back to life this summer, and recent filings signal a very active fall. 2020 is now on track to surpass last year by deal count and proceeds, with the biggest IPO market by capital raised since 2014. The IPO window is wide open, as tech multiples near historic highs and recent offerings boast strong returns. 2020 IPOs average a 36% first-day pop, and...read more

The last IPO of 2015 priced this week - 170 companies raised $30 billion this year.  On Thursday night, Yirendai priced, just the fifth Chinese company to price a US IPO this year, representing a 64% decline from the 14 Chinese companies that came public in 2014. None of the Chinese IPOs from...read more