Matteo Colombo / Getty Images An IPO, or initial public offering, is the process a private company undergoes to sell shares of its stock to the public for the first time and become a public company.

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As a component in both IPO Pulses, market returns matter since it can filter into other components, like valuations, volatility, and sentiment, which is exactly what we’ve seen in the U.S. and ...

The IPO market is starting to defrost in 2025 after several years of sluggish activity. Lower inflation, interest rate cuts, and a return to dealmaking (like Google's $32B purchase of Wiz ...