New York’s stock exchanges saw the highest volume of initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2011, while Asian cities witnessed increasing levels of activity in this area, with Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Shanhai all featuring in the top five IFCs by volume of IPOs.
New York was the top ranking international finance centre (IFC) for initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2011. With 146 such deals taking place in the city’s exchanges in 2011, with a total value of $43.5bn. This includes all NYSE and Nasdaq OMX listings. NYSE Euronext’s European IPOs have been assigned to Paris, which is where the trading platform is now located.
Hong Kong’s exchanges were responsible for the second highest volume of IPOs in the year, with $31.5bn worth of deals. Two other Asian cities were in the top five ranking IFCs for IPOs: third placed Shenzhen with $26bn, and fifth placed Shanghai with $15.6bn.
To see the top 50 IFCs by volume of IPOs, and see the top IPO bookrunners in 2011, read the full story, here.
