Gil Forer also said that the capital increased by Reliance Power Ltd, China Railway Construction Corporation Ltd and Visa Inc., reflects that well developed companies are capable of attracting the interest of investors. He further added, "While the mature markets are experiencing a slowdown, the emerging markets are still thriving and will continue to drive global IPO activity, as long as they experience robust economic growth."

Three out of top ten Initial Public Offerings during 1st quarter of the year 2008, were Chinese; greatest number of the deals were produced by Australia, then China, Japan, Canada, Poland and India. NYSE (New York Stock Exchange), HKSE (Hong Kong Stock Exchange) and NASDAQ were top 3 exchanges during this quarter. Materials companies, by number of listings, led with twenty-six percent market share of Initial Public Offerings followed by financials and industrials.