Just five new issues across all exchanges made it to the market in the first quarter
Issuance in most regions dropped significantly year-over-year
The value of Canadian IPOs rose last year but remained lacklustre, with a few major deals in the oil and gas sector driving the upward trend
Debt issuance retreated
Only one sizable offering in the final quarter
Debt issuance flat through the first nine months of 2014
The largest issue in the third quarter came from the oil and gas sector
IPO activity up 94% in the first nine months of 2014
CPPIB to invest US$250 million in financial information firm
The recent success of these deals may pave the way for more IPOs in this sector later this year