By John Filar Atwood
Today, we examine the 2021 IPO market, which shattered 50-year records for number of IPOs and aggregate offering proceeds. Led by a SPAC onslaught, deals were completed at five times the average rate seen over the past 15 years. John Filar Atwood discusses the regulatory response to the SPAC wave, as well as the year’s other IPO newsmakers. He also looks back at the sharp increase in $1 billion+ deals and offerings by non-U.S. companies, and identifies the year’s largest deals, and top IPO industries. He tallies up the amount of IPO business completed during the year and names the top IPO law firms, lead managers, and auditors in the 2021 IPO Year in Review.