A Busy IPO Market

2014 may be the biggest year for IPOs since 2000. One big IPO, Alibaba, is expected to raise about $20 billion on its own. But other deals have hit the market this year. For example, there have been 51 biotech IPOs through September 2nd, an increase of 113 percent over 2013. As many as 40 more IPOs are expected to hit the market before the end of the year, which could bring the amount raised in 2014 IPOS to $80 billion, the second largest IPO year on record for funds raised.