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Bermuda Public Companies Update - November 2017

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We are pleased to present the latest edition of our Bermuda Public Companies Update which features a recap of significant transactions involving Bermuda public companies listed...

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We are pleased to present the latest edition of our Bermuda Public Companies Update which features a recap of significant transactions involving Bermuda public companies listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq for the period of Q2 through Q3 2017.

Q2 MARKS BUSIEST QUARTER SINCE 2015

The second quarter of 2017 saw a total of 48 IPOS on the NYSE and Nasdaq, raising a total of US$10.9 billion. The last week of June was the most active of the year, with eight IPOs, making Q2 the busiest quarter since 2015.

The third quarter did not maintain Q2's strong showing (in fact the period from mid-August through mid-September saw no new listings at all), but recovered sufficiently to end with 26 IPOs resulting in a year-to-date total of 96, a slight increase from 2016's deal count of 88.

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