Citi ECM bankers see elections as a driver for initial public offerings in the first half of the year

Hello, this is Ryan Gould from New York. Happy Friday. I spoke with some senior ECM bankers at Citigroup about the state of the IPO market. Elsewhere, the biggest gaming deal comes as Microsoft completes its purchase of Activision Blizzard and GIP is exploring selling a stake in one of Asia-Pacific’s largest renewable energy companies.

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Is the IPO window ajar or now closed? I spoke with Citigroup’s Doug Adams and Russell Chong to find out where the IPOs could go next. Adams is global co-head of ECM at the bank, while Chong is co-head of ECM North America. – Ryan Gould