U.S. IPO Market Eyes Post-Labor Day Window With Optimism, Lessons Learned

August 13, 2026

Cleary Gottlieb partner and head of Equity Capital Markets Ilir Mujalovic spoke with Mergermarket on the state of the IPO market post-Labor Day.

Ilir noted that the market has “generally stabilized” following a first quarter of optimism followed by significant volatility, and that the IPO window is now “generally open, but not for all industries.”

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U.S. IPO Market Eyes Post-Labor Day Window With Optimism, Lessons Learned