IPO Fever
Last week marked nine consecutive weeks of IPO filings in the US, and private equity firms are not waiting on the sidelines to get their companies listed. Since the middle of June, 32 companies have filed to take themselves public, including 14 with private equity sponsors. Thus far only Hyatt Hotels, which filed to sell $1.5 billion worth of shares, has topped the $1 billion mark. The private equity-backed deals include:
27 August 2009•1 min read
