Nasdaq Welcomes 410 IPOs in the First Half of 2021

Of the 410 listings during the first half of the year, 167 were operating companies, representing a 77%-win rate in the U.S. market.1 Nasdaq also solidified its presence with Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), welcoming 68% of all SPAC IPOs, raising $61 billion, and 61% of all SPAC business combinations, including SoFi (SOFI) and 23AndMe (ME). Beyond operating companies and SPACs, 16 companies transferred their corporate listing to Nasdaq, including Honeywell (HON). Furthermore, Nasdaq held the largest direct listing among all exchanges, welcoming Coinbase (COIN) with $65 billion in market cap.Episode thanks to: Intellisign Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.