2014 biggest year for IPOs since 2000

With 293 companies going public, 2014 saw the most U.S. initial public offerings since 2000, when there was a dot-com boom.

The IPOs raised $95.9 billion, which is also the greatest volume seen since 2000, when $104.6 billion was raised, according to Dealogic.

Fox Business reports the year also experienced the biggest IPO to date, with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba raising $25 billion in its public debut on the New York Stock Exchange.

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