15:09 - 18.12.2025

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December 18, Fineko/abc.az. Shares of medical equipment giant Medline on Nasdaq rose 41% over the offer price after the largest IPO in 2025. The long-awaited debut took place in New York on Wednesday, December 18.

ABC.AZ informs that this bodes well for a successful year for new offerings and inspires optimism for 2026.

The company's shares closed at $41 after opening at $35, compared with an offer price of $29 per share.

The medical equipment manufacturer and distributor, acquired in 2021 for $34 billion by Blackstone, Carlyle, and Hellman & Friedman in one of the largest leveraged buyouts of all time, sold 216 million shares and raised $6.26 billion in a massive stock offering, making it the largest private equity IPO in the world history.