Lee Spears, Bloomberg

• IPOs Raise $20 Billion in Q1

  By Lee Spears, Bloomberg  |  March 29, 2013

  Pfizer, Goldman Sachs are among the companies selling businesses amid the stock market rally.

• Global IPOs Slump in Q3

  By Lee Spears, Bloomberg  |  October 1, 2012

  Initial share offerings raise $21.3 bln, down 48% from Q2 level.

• IPOs Fizzle in Second Quarter

  By Lee Spears, Bloomberg  |  June 29, 2012

  Offerings drop 34% as Facebook debut, European crisis scare away buyers.

• SecondMarket Selling Wine, Art

  By Lee Spears, Bloomberg  |  May 18, 2012

  Private market moves to replace commissions from trading Facebook shares.

• Facebook Raises $16 Bln in IPO

  By Lee Spears, Bloomberg  |  May 17, 2012

  Offering is the biggest ever by a technology company.

• Facebook IPO Seeks Up to $11.8 Bln

  By Lee Spears, Bloomberg  |  May 3, 2012

  Shares being sold at $28 to $35; total would dwarf $1.9 bln Google raised in 2004.

• Carlyle IPO Raises $671 Mln

  By Lee Spears, Bloomberg  |  May 3, 2012

  Deal brings in less than private equity firm sought.

• Big Week for U.S. IPOs

  By Lee Spears, Bloomberg  |  December 12, 2011

  Offerings from Zynga, Michael Kors and nine others may total $3.8 bln.