Canadian equity & equity-related issuance rose by 13.1% to $42.6 billion
Thirteen IPOs on the TSX accounted for the vast majority of the funds raised last year, according to PwC survey
RBC Capital Markets leads equity underwriting league tables
Total securities issuance was US$1.76 trillion in Q2 2015
The first half of 2015 in Canada was marked by new issues from the energy, financial, consumer products, pharmaceutical, mining, communications and technology sectors
Company plans to list on Nasdaq
The top underwriter for the quarter was RBC Capital Markets
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