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IPOs have been declining for a while, which leaves private sale as a more attractive alternative. Here's an article from last year, but if you search "IPO drou
by ants_everywhere 2y ago
IPOs have been declining for a while, which leaves private sale as a more attractive alternative.
Here's an article from last year, but if you search "IPO drought" in a news search engine you can find a lot of more recent articles https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2023/02/01/the-current-ipo-market-factors-in-its-decline-and-reversing-the-trend/?sh=445d619a2c31 https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2023/02/0...
- throwaway5752 2y agoSquarespace is going private, it is already public: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SQSP/ https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SQSP/ The lack of IPOs is not from market demand, it is just easier to be private. If there are venture firms willing to invest or the debt market is accessible, then there is no need to for a company to go public. Generally speaking, private equity sales are not more attractive than IPOs.