The Global IPO Slowdown

In the second quarter of 2012, there were 201 IPOs worldwide, less than one-half of the 428 IPOs during the second quarter of 2011. The dollar value of new IPOs fell from $62.4 billion to $40.1 billion for the same period. The U.S. was the sole bright spot, with deals of $22.5 billion during the quarter, although $16 billion of that amount was raised by Facebook. However, in part because of the problems with the Facebook IPO, no IPOs occurred in the U.S. for a five-week stretch afterward. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304830704577497062475691348.html?mod=WSJ_GoogleNews&mod=igoogle_wsj_gadgv1