One of the biggest factors behind its surge has been the action in newly public companies.

If so, investors reason, the newly public company will take off and bring great profits.

During that time of huge payouts for newly public and acquired companies, they usually chose No. 2.

The issues, won or lost, recede from the front page, and so do the newly public figures.

Over all, nearly $49 billion has been raised in capital for newly public businesses.

The firm's institutional research service covers newly public companies worldwide.

But the newly public records indicate that these inspections were often inadequate.

Retail investors can help big banks win new underwriting business because they are attractive to newly public companies.

He has also been interviewed on entrepreneurship issues, such as the valuation of newly public companies.

And everyone seems eager to get in on the action - leading to great demand for shares in newly public companies.