The Board of INSTANT GROUP AG (ISIN DE0005418404, Primary Market Düsseldorf, Stock Exchanges Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart), following a market data analysis conducted within the framework of its strategic partnership with INSTANT IPO SE as its official capital market partner, has determined that the international IPO volume has stabilized.
The successful stock market listing of SpaceX set a new record. With an issue volume of approximately 86 billion US dollars, SpaceX executed the largest IPO in history, impressively demonstrating that the capital market is capable of successfully absorbing even exceptionally large transactions.
For Instant IPO SE, Germany's leading specialist for SPACs and shell companies, this development is further proof that investors are increasingly looking for growth companies and demanding new avenues to the stock market.
While the global IPO market's issue volume grew by approximately 41.7% from 2024 to 2025, the growth of the SPAC market nearly tripled in the same period, recording significantly disproportionate growth. Institutional investors are increasingly rewarding the higher transaction security, shorter time-to-market ratio, and greater predictability of shell company and SPAC transactions.
"The high demand following the SpaceX listing shows that the capital market is fully capable of absorption. This benefits not only traditional IPOs, but especially shell companies and SPAC structures, which allow growth-oriented companies faster and more efficient access to the capital market. The strong return of the SPAC market and the increasing interest in shell company transactions suggest that alternative stock market access routes could be among the biggest winners of the new capital market phase in 2026," explains Reiner Ehlerding, Managing Director of Instant IPO SE.
Looking at the current year, despite a challenging global market environment, 2026 could thus become one of the strongest years for new issuances since the boom year of 2021.
As part of its market data analysis, Instant IPO SE expects the following:
- a further growth of the global IPO market by 15 to 20 percent,
- a continuation of SPAC growth between 20 and 40 percent,
- an increasing demand for SPACs and shell companies from growth companies, particularly in the sectors of technology, AI, defense, space, and GreenTech.
"SpaceX could thus mark the dawn of a new stock market era. At the same time, we see that shell companies and SPACs are returning as flexible and efficient capital market instruments more strongly than many market observers had expected," adds Reiner Ehlerding.
About Instant IPO
Instant IPO SE is Germany's leading provider of exchange-traded companies (shell companies) and, as an official capital market partner, specializes in providing growth companies with the opportunity for flexible, fast access to the capital market.
Through the website www.instant-ipo.de, interested companies can obtain comprehensive information about shell companies from the market leader Instant IPO SE, request free information material, or arrange a free information session.
About INSTANT GROUP
INSTANT GROUP AG has specialized in capital market transactions for over 25 years, holds growth-oriented investments, and organizes fast stock market launches for growth-oriented companies across all sectors through its strategic cooperation partner, INSTANT IPO SE, as the official capital market partner.