A Busy IPO Year

Eight companies are expected to go public this week alone, including two technology companies and four in the energy sector. “Barring a market selloff and or geopolitical events, 2012 is shaping up to busy year, and in my opinion should easily surpass last year’s IPO quantity,” according to Scott Sweet of IPO Boutique.

Facebook reportedly plans to file IPO documents on Wednesday, in what’s bound to be the biggest deals in years. Read more about Facebook’s potential filing and valuation.

The 2012 pipeline itself is filling up fast, with 17 new U.S. IPO filings so far since the beginning of the year — the busiest since 2005, according to Renaissance Capital.

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