Bloomberg Law
April 25, 2017, 9:29 PM UTC

U.S. IPOs Start Year Strong; Energy & Tech Show Promise

Michael Greene

By Michael Greene, Bloomberg BNA

Snap Inc. and other stock issuances from the first quarter may signal that the U.S. initial public offering market is rebounding.

Thirty-seven companies priced IPOs and raised $14.12 billion in the first quarter of 2017, according to Bloomberg Law data. In the first quarter of 2016, only 14 companies priced IPOs and raised $1.44 billion.

The strong start to 2017 was bolstered by the three largest IPOs of the quarter — Snap ($3.91 billion), Invitation Homes Inc. ($1.77 billion) and Silver Run Acquisition Corp. II ($1.04 billion).

“We had a relatively busy first quarter and ...

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