Ticker LaunchUS IPO underwriters league table, 2019
The most active US IPO underwriters in 2019, ranked by deals led as lead-left underwriter. Goldman Sachs ranks first with 26 deals.
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| # | Firm | Deals as lead-left | Deals in any role | Proceeds of deals led | Median deal led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goldman Sachs | 26 | 42 | $9.35B | $187.5M |
| 2 | J.P. Morgan | 20 | 37 | $4.36B | $158.6M |
| 3 | Morgan Stanley | 15 | 33 | $11.99B | $250.1M |
| 4 | Credit Suisse | 9 | 32 | $2.24B | $234.4M |
| 5 | Citigroup | 8 | 30 | $723M | $152.5M |
| 6 | Jefferies | 6 | 26 | $552.5M | $80.2M |
| 7 | Leerink Partners | 5 | 14 | $614.1M | $84M |
| 8 | Barclays | 4 | 23 | $751.5M | $77.2M |
| 9 | Raymond James | 4 | 15 | $228.7M | $60.1M |
| 10 | Maxim Group | 4 | 7 | $30M | $10M |
| 11 | Stifel | 3 | 23 | $237.3M | $76.5M |
| 12 | CICC | 2 | 9 | $166.9M | $83.5M |
| 13 | BofA Securities | 2 | 10 | $144.9M | $72.4M |
| 14 | Roth Capital | 2 | 7 | $72.8M | $36.4M |
| 15 | Oppenheimer | 2 | 12 | $69.8M | $34.9M |
| 16 | Cantor | 2 | 3 | $57.5M | $28.8M |
| 17 | Deutsche Bank | 1 | 13 | $179.4M | $179.4M |
| 18 | TD Cowen | 1 | 18 | $102M | $102M |
| 19 | Boustead | 1 | 2 | $61.9M | $61.9M |
| 20 | BMO Capital Markets | 1 | 11 | $40.6M | $40.6M |
| 21 | FIG Partners | 1 | 1 | $27M | $27M |
| 22 | Northland | 1 | 2 | $25M | $25M |
| 23 | A.G.P. | 1 | 2 | $20M | $20M |
| 24 | ThinkEquity | 1 | 1 | $11.5M | $11.5M |
| 25 | Benchmark | 1 | 1 | $8.8M | $8.8M |
| 26 | ViewTrade | 1 | 2 | $8M | $8M |
| 27 | Laidlaw | 1 | 1 | $7M | $7M |
| 28 | WallachBeth Capital | 1 | 1 | $5M | $5M |
| 29 | Aegis Capital | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 30 | B. Riley | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 31 | Loop Capital | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| 32 | National | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 33 | UBS | 1 | 21 | — | — |
Lead-left is the first bank named on the final prospectus cover; proceeds (base deal, before the over-allotment) are credited in full to that bank. "Any role" counts every bank on the cover. Based on the 131 deals with underwriters on record.
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