Sponsor-Backed IPO Market On Fire; More Deals Queued
Navigating the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the worst economic downturn since the 1930s, the European debt crisis, the fiscal cliff and other woes, U.S.-based buyout shops still managed to raise $69.8 billion through 206 initial public offerings of portfolio companies from 2007 to May 20, 2013, according to an estimate based on Thomson Reuters data.
3 June 2013•6 mins read