It looks like private companies can do no wrong as far as raising capital is concerned. Last year, global companies collectively raised $10.9 billion, a total that stands as a record for the industry. However, that amount could be quickly eclipsed based on the $4 billion generated in the first quarter of this year. The total represents almost double the amounts raised in the first quarters of 2017 ($2.15 billion) and 2015 ($2.29 billion), the two years that currently hold the number one and two positions for most private money raised annually by the industry at $10.9 billion and $10.35 billion, respectively. Read More
At one time the industry would congratulate itself if it managed to raise $20 billion in a single year. Now companies appear to have no difficulty capturing that amount over a three-month period whether the financial markets are favorable or not. Read More
