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VC-Backed Firms Choose Mergers and Buyouts Amid Uncertainty Around IPOs

  • Venture capital-backed companies are opting for mergers, acquisitions, and buyouts over initial public offerings (IPOs), with a decline in the number of IPOs due to market uncertainties.
  • In the first half of the year, only 27 VC-backed companies went public, the lowest in at least a decade.
  • Some sectors such as artificial intelligence, national security, defense, and crypto are still interested in going public.
  • PE firms are also adjusting their exit strategies amid the IPO drought, prioritizing methods like selling businesses in parts or using 'continuation funds'.

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