https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/15/this-government-shutdown-is-starting-to-get-the-ipo-market-nervous.html > The government shutdown is starting to get the IPO markets nervous. > There is a robust pipeline for initial public offerings in 2019: Already, 160 companies have filed to go public with the SEC, according to Argus, including big names like the ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft. There is also a backlog of companies that decided not to go public during the market tumult in the fourth quarter of last year.