The 7 Biggest IPOs Ever

No. 4: Visa – March 18, 2008

Visa Inc (NYSE:V)

It would take more than 3 decades for the American based credit card company to make its public debut. But when it finally did in 2008, the windfall was huge. Even though the financial crisis was still going strong when Visa Inc (NYSE:V) made its IPO, the company managed to raise $17.9 billion in capital by the end of the stock market day.