Q4 2014 U.S. Investment Banking Round-Up: Equity Underwriting

The global equity markets saw companies across the globe raise just under $200 billion through IPOs and follow-on offerings in the last quarter of 2014 ? 9% below the $219 billion figure for Q3 2014 and a good 24% lower than the $264 billion raised in Q4 2013. Fortunately, the exceptionally high level of activity seen in Q2 2014 ($282 billion) helped the volume of total equity underwriting deals exceed $890 billion for the year, making this the best year since 2007 in terms of global equity unde...