After seeing a spike in activity earlier this year, the market for initial public offerings had quieted down by late summer amid uncertainty about the broader global economy. Now, a flurry of year-end IPOs are coming to market in Asia and the United States-and corporate lawyers at large firms are reaping the benefits.
The late surge notwithstanding, the overall number of publicly listed companies in the U.S. is in decline, a fact that has some firms asking that the SEC alter its regulations in order to spur more IPOs, according to this recent op-ed from The Deal by two Sullivan & Worcester lawyers.
