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Cooley says it published an analysis of SEC capital formation data
Cooley said it published an article by Liz Dunshee examining the SEC’s latest capital formation data for the first half of 2026. The firm said the CapitalXchange article compared initial public offerings and follow-on offerings with the first half of 2025 and considered differences among offering categories.
Key points
- Cooley’s article reported 208 IPOs raising more than $137 billion, compared with 180 raising more than $27 billion a year earlier.Cooley
- The firm reported 118 SPAC IPOs, compared with 66 in the prior-year period.Cooley
- Cooley reported 88 corporate IPOs, compared with 111 a year earlier.Cooley
- The firm reported 557 follow-on offerings raising more than $111 billion, compared with 505 raising $84 billion.Cooley