Will 2026 be a stronger year for initial public offerings? The equity capital markets boffins at law firm Ashurst are betting it will, citing its own deals pipeline and an uptick in global IPO activity.
“The US is the real bellwether for activity in the IPO market,” Ashurst partner and capital markets specialist Patricia Paton told this column, ahead of the release of the firm’s ECM 2025 financial year report.
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Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.com
Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Emma on Twitter. Email Emma at emma.rapaport@afr.com
