As the stock market continued to recover, 2011 was a much better year than 2010 for companies going public via an Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), with $24.3 billion being raised from IPOs in 2011 versus $9.4 billion in 2010. 2012 will likely be an even bigger year for IPOs than 2011, with the blockbuster Facebook IPO set to headline the IPO 2012 calendar.