Energy, Environment, and Smart Systems

Will IPOs Continue to Soar in 2014?

Didn’t it seem like there were a ton of IPOs in 2013? That’s because there was. More than 200 companies went public last year, including big names like Twitter, Potbelly, and Hilton, making 2013 the hottest year for IPOs since 2000.

But the real question you have to ask yourself is, why? Why did we see a rash of public offerings in the face of a lagging economic recovery and a flood of uncertainty gushing out of Washington?......

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