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The global IPO count nearly doubled this past quarter from a year ago
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For capital markets, the second-quarter earnings season featured a generally optimistic outlook from Wall Street banks
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We highlight some recent IPO stocks and highlight upcoming possible new issues
With mixed Q2 bank earnings under our belt, there’s a better sense of how capital markets may unfold over the second half of the year. Messages were somewhat mixed, but there is an underlying optimism that M&A activity may pick back up as the Fed gradually reduces its policy rate over the months and quarters to come. What’s more, an ample amount of dry powder in the private equity space, to the tune of $3.2 trillion in the value of unexited companies, could spark dealmaking as we look ahead to 2025.