Initial share sales raised about $21.3 billion worldwide in the three months through September, 48 per cent less than the previous quarter, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. While Japan Airlines completed 2012’s biggest IPO since Facebook, companies from Fender Musical Instruments Corp to Hardee’s owner CKE Inc shelved their offerings after failing to procure the price they wanted from investors.

><table width='100%' border=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #0253B7;'>Global IPOs slump to 2nd-lowest since crisis</td></tr><tr><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11px; '>One of the biggest reasons companies aren

Global IPOs slump to 2nd-lowest since crisis

One of the biggest reasons companies arent moving forward is that the discounts buyers are demanding are high: Maturo

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