Paolo Aimino, EY Italy market leader, and Frederico Bonelli, EY Western Europe retail, fashion, and luxury leader, noted that “After a record-breaking 2021, the global IPO market took a sharp turn in the opposite direction in 2022. With only 1,333 IPOs raising US$179.5b, IPO activity dipped 45% and 61% by number of deals and proceeds, respectively, year-over-year (YOY).”