Global IPOs continue downward trend, Asia fares better

Asia faces better prospects than other regions amid a battered equity capital markets scene, according to recent reports on global and regional IPO activity.

Global IPOs continue downward trend, Asia fares better

Asia faces better prospects than other regions amid a battered equity capital markets scene, according to recent reports on global and regional IPO activity.

July 19, 2022

Following a record 2021, the global IPO market has come to a standstill in 2022. Volumes and proceeds fell by 46% and by 58% year-over-year, respectively, in the first half of 2022, according to a new report by consultancy, EY.  

From January to end of June, 630 IPOs raised a collective $95.4 billion.

Asia Pacific fared better than other markets, bolstered by activity in Greater China and Korea. The top three largest IPOs year-to-date have been Korea’s LG Energy Solution, which raised $10.7 billion in January China Mobile’s $8.2 billion Shanghai homecoming listing in January and Dubai Electricity Water Authority DEWA’s...

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