The last time we sent out one of our greeting emails was in January 2021. We discussed our strong IPO pipeline at the time… needless to say, the reality is a bit different now.
We have soon concluded the first seven months of 2023. Given the overall uncertain sentiment coming into the year, stock markets have in general performed well. Signs (or hope?) of a soft landing, tamed inflation and declining rate hikes have provided grounds for a rebound of equity markets after 2022.