United States · Business news · IPO & Capital Markets · 01 Oct 2026
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Renaissance Capital counted 30 US IPOs raising $32.8 billion in the third quarter, with SK hynix's $26.5 billion offering accounting for most of it; excluding that deal, proceeds were $6.2 billion. Eighteen IPOs raised $100 million or more. Deals averaged a flat return as weak late-September trading erased gains, and the Renaissance IPO Index fell 11%, trailing the S&P 500 for the quarter. A string of postponements came near quarter-end.
Fewer and smaller deals cut equity underwriting fees for investment banks and delay exits for private-equity and venture backers. Renaissance tied the slowdown to concerns about AI spending, a 19-year high in bond yields and resumed Fed rate hikes. It said fourth-quarter activity hinges on market conditions and on Anthropic, which it expects to headline the quarter, while OpenAI is now waiting until 2027 to list.
Reported by Renaissance Capital — “Fall IPO Pickup Stumbles on AI Concerns and Rising Rates” ↗ on 01 Oct 2026.
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