Factbox-Mega IPOs loom as Wall Street anticipates breakout year for listings

Feb 9 (Reuters) - Pent-up demand for new listings and a strong pipeline of high-profile private companies such as Elon Musk's SpaceX is ​setting the stage for what could be a breakout year for ‌the U.S. initial public offering market. Goldman Sachs predicted last week that proceeds from U.S. IPOs ‌could vault to a record $160 billion in 2026, should the marquee names go public this year. Market participants are also optimistic on a bigger year for billion-dollar-plus IPOs, underpinned by a strong pipel ...