The IPO Window Is Opening Selectively; Readiness Will Decide Who Gets Through
The 2026 IPO market is reopening selectively, favoring large companies that spent the slowdown strengthening their financial reporting, governance and operations, writes guest author Mark Williams, chief revenue officer, enterprise, at Datasite, who explains why that readiness gives businesses options: list, raise private capital or sell.
Via Crunchbase News
By Mark Williams
The 2026 IPO pipeline is sending a clear signal. Public-market activity is returning selectively, led by companies that used the slower years to build scale and strengthen their financial and operating foundations.
The IPO market peaked in 2021, then slowed as interest rates rose, valuations fell and recession concerns weighed on issuance. EY’s 2025 review of the IPO market describes 2022 and 2023 as the weakest period since the global financial crisis. Activity improved in 2024 and…
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