Analysts gear up for another heady year of IPOs

New York

WALL Street in 2014 enjoyed its best year for initial public offerings (IPOs) since 2000, thanks to the record-setting flotation of Chinese Internet giant Alibaba and a barrage of biotech deals.

Activity was "uninterrupted" and proved largely immune to forces that at times rattled equity markets, Renaissance Capital said in a report.

"While various global events, such as Russia's incursion in…