Equity capital markets: Private equity’s reformed characters to drive IPO market

Private equity firms have sometimes been seen as rogue players by equity investors, short termist and greedy. But some have gone out of their way to build followings in the ECM market in recent years, impressing investors by their professionalism and well executed deals. As a result, says Olivier Holmey, PE firms will likely set the agenda for IPOs in 2015.