The US has strengthened its position as the preferred destination for initial public offerings, and is set to rank as the top country for new equity fundraisings for the fourth straight year, following the recent blockbuster listing of Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba.
In the year to date, companies have raised $77bn through listings on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, according to data from Dealogic – twice as much as the amount raised in London and Hong Kong combined.
IPOs on US exchanges have accounted for two out of every five dollars raised so far in 2014, the figures show. Some $25bn of the US total has come from Alibaba, which earlier this month completed the largest IPO ever.