Bloomberg Law
Oct. 23, 2017, 1:46 PM UTC

2017 IPOs Are Larger and Faster

Bloomberg Law - Staff Reports

By Yelena Dunaevsky, Bloomberg BNA

The number of deals in the first three quarters of 2017 increased by 12 percent and the dollar amount of funds raised jumped by 39 percent, compared to full year 2016.

One-hundred and sixty IPOs priced in the first three quarters of 2017, raising $36.9 billion and surpassing full year 2016 numbers in deal count (143) and dollar amount raised ($26.5 billion).

The average deal size in the first three quarters of 2017 was $231 million, up by 25 percent from $185 million in 2016 and by 22 percent from $189 million in 2015.

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