U.S. IPOs Double in Value

[Image "" (src=https://biglawbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1.png)]2017 IPOs Raised Two Times the Cash Raised By 2016 IPOs; Deal Size Is Up

The dollar amount of funds raised by IPOs in 2017 jumped by 97 percent compared to 2016 and the number of deals increased by 65 percent. Two-hundred and thirty-six IPOs priced in 2017, raising $52.2 billion and surpassing the $26.5 billion raised in 2016 (143 IPOs) and $41.0 billion raised in 2015 (217 IPOs).

The average deal size also increased in 2017. It was $221 million, up by 19 percent from $185 million in 2016 and by 17 percent from $189 ...