[author: Carlos Juarez]
Last week, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Group announced that it had raised $136 billion from 397 transactions, including IPOs and follow-on financings, in 2015. 59 of these transactions were IPOs, raising $19.1 billion, including 2015’s largest IPO which raised $2.56 billion. The tech industry remained a dominant sector, with 15 tech IPOs listed on the NYSE raising $6 billion. 8 of the top 10 tech IPOs by market cap and proceeds were listed on the NYSE. In addition, more than $8.9 billion was raised from NYSE IPOs using the JOBS Act. For more details about NYSE’s 2015 results, click here.