IPO activity has accelerated in 2026. Ben Snider, chief US equity strategist in Goldman Sachs Research, discusses the implications of the rise for investor sentiment and the impact it could have on US equities.
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Serving as Lead Left Bookrunner in the $2.6B IPO of Madison Air
Goldman Sachs served as lead left bookrunner and syndicate trading manager in the IPO of the air quality solutions provider serving priority commercial and residential markets.
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Alphabet announced a $50B equity and equity-linked capital raise to fund investments in AI compute infrastructure. Serving as lead bookrunner and syndicate trading manager on the transaction, and sole private placement agent on the concurrent private placement.
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