Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Equity Fundraising Tops $1 Trillion as AI and Yields Weigh
Companies raised $1 trillion by selling shares this year.
They did so through fewer fundraising deals than in 2021.
There were 1,050 fewer deals than in that record year.
Even so, the average deal during the first nine months was larger than in the same period of 2021.
The article says 2021 was the busiest year ever for equity fundraising.
In the Americas, fewer fundraisers were completed than at any time since the third quarter of 2024.
The headline says concerns about AI and bond yields are souring the mood.
It does not give more detail about those concerns.
Equity markets raised a total of $1 trillion this year.
The total came from 1,050 fewer equity capital raises than in 2021.
The average fundraising deal over the first nine months was larger than in the comparable period of 2021.
2021 was the highest-volume year on record for equity capital markets.
In the Americas, fundraisers completed were at their lowest level since the third quarter of 2024.
- Who
- Companies raising funds through equity markets.
- What
- Equity fundraising reached $1 trillion, with fewer raises than in 2021 but a larger average deal size over the first nine months.
- When
- This year; the comparison covers the first nine months and the comparable period in 2021.
- Where
- Equity markets; the article also reports on fundraising in the Americas.
- Why
- The headline says AI and bond yields are souring the mood, but the article does not explain further.
- Total equity fundraising
- $1 trillion this year
- Difference from 2021
- 1,050 fewer equity capital raises
- Average deal size
- Larger over the first nine months than in the comparable period of 2021
- 2021 record
- Highest-volume year on record for equity capital markets
- Americas fundraising
- Number of fundraisers completed was the lowest since the third quarter of 2024