Global float activity is expected to rise by just over 25 per cent in 2017, before surging onwards in the following years.
This year will see floats reach $167bn (£138bn), according to experts at law firm Baker McKenzie, up from $133bn in 2016.
Further floats are expected to see activity dramatically uptick, reaching $275bn in 2018 and 2019.
“Improved market sentiment and a number of countries looking to list state-owned companies to raise money, particularly in the CEE (Central and Eastern Europe), CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Middle East and…