Tech Companies Set to Fuel Resurgent U.S. IPO Market

After falling off the radar for three years, the U.S. IPO market is off to its best start since before the financial crisis. And with several high profile technology companies set to go public this year, it's likely to carry that momentum forward. Companies around the globe have raised more than $26 billion through initial public offerings (IPOs) this year, a 20% increase over last year and the best start on record, according to Dealogic . Globally, 15 IPOs were crammed into the first two weeks of February - a month that last year had seen a total of just four IPOs. Not since 2007, when 17 companies listed, has the IPO market been so active. By comparison, just three companies listed in February 2009 and four in 2010.