[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.