US IPO market springs to life despite tense election – Dealcast podcast
- Carlyle, Partners Group list portfolio companies, defying political risks
- IPO market activity driven by Fed’s half-point rate cut
- How will US IPO market react to Presidential election?
The Federal Reserve’s bumper half-point rate cut in September has opened an unexpected pre-election window for sponsors seeking to list portfolio companies in an IPO.
Sponsors Carlyle Group [NASDAQ:CG] and Partners Group [SWX:PGHN] saw a window following the Fed cut and ran through it without a second thought to the next occupant of the White House, ahead of a 50/50 Presidential election on 5 November,
Carlyle listed Arizona-based aviation maintenance company StandardAero [NYSE: SARO] and Partners Group listed KinderCare Learning [NYSE:KLC] – a testament to the breadth of investor demand given both are very different companies.
Mergermarket‘s North American equity capital markets (ECM) senior reporter Cristiano Dalla Bona joins Dealcast host Julie-Anna Needham to discuss why the sponsors were able to shake off the political risks.
- Will Platinum Equity follow Carlyle Group and Partners Group’s example with an IPO for Ingram Micro?
- What was the mood in the US ECM like before the Fed rate cut?
- How will the IPO market react to different outlooks in 2025 depending on who wins the election?
All this and more in this week’s Dealcast