Global IPO proceeds up 28% in Q1 2018: EY report
Across the Asia-Pacific, deal activity declined in Q1 with 157 deals, a 39 per cent fall from the year ago period
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GLOBAL initial public offering (IPO) activity in the first quarter of the year raised US$42.8 billion across 287 deals, according to Ernst & Young's (EY) quarterly report on global IPOs on Thursday.
Proceeds raised represented a 28 per cent increase on Q1 2017, despite a 27 per cent fall in the number of deals done.
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