IPO Edge hosted a fireside chat at Nasdaq MarketSite on Oct. 5 with Samuel Kerr, Head of Global Equity Capital Markets and Head of Mergermarket EMEA at ION. The in-person interview was joined by Editor-in-Chief John Jannarone and they discussed: Global equity capital markets issuance has surpassed $1 trillion through the first nine months of 2026, putting the year on pace to rival the record 2021 period. AI infrastructure is the dominant force behind the market. He mentioned mega-deals involving companies such as Alphabet and SpaceX are driving the numbers, with technology heavily concentrated at the top. Alphabet's return to the equity market reflects the scale of the AI investment cycle. Mr.
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