Almost two-thirds of all IPOs in the 3Q were healthcare or tech, along with 7 of the top 10 best-performing IPOs. The healthcare sector had 14 offerings raise $4.0 billion; deal flow was driven by biotechs (7) and diagnostics companies (3), while two dental products makers represented about half of the sector's proceeds. Three companies sold healthcare technology, two software makers and a platform for managing chronic illness.
The tech sector made a solid showing with 10 deals raising $3.5 billion. Eight tech companies went public at billion-plus market caps, mostly companies providing software for