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How the JOBS Act Boosted the IPO Market (Infographic) A look at the companies that have gone public since President Obama passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act in April of 2012.

By Catherine Clifford

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The implementation of much of the JOBS Act has been delayed and belabored, meaning that respective channels of small-business finance have seen little, if any, benefit, yet.

The IPO market is an exception.

Since the JOBS Act -- or Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act -- was passed in April of last year, the pace of IPOs has shown marked improvement.

Related: Step Aside, San Francisco: New York-Based Companies Expected to Steal the IPO Show

In the first three quarters of the year, there were 158 U.S. IPOs which raised more than $35 billion in capital. That's already more than all of 2012 and a 58 percent increase over the first nine months of last year. To be sure, there are multiple factors affecting the improved IPO market, including an improved investor appetite for risk.

Of the 158 IPOs in 2013, 84 percent fall under the category of "emerging growth companies," which have less than $1 billion in annual revenues. Emerging growth companies -- or ECGs -- were authorized under the JOBS Act to file their disclosure documents on a confidential basis. Many of those eligible did chose to do so.

Related: SEC Releases Long-Awaited Rules on Crowdfunding

Take a look at the infographic below, compiled by EY, to see trends among those emerging growth companies that have gone public this year.

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How the JOBS Act Boosted the IPO Market (Infographic)

Catherine Clifford

Senior Entrepreneurship Writer at CNBC

Catherine Clifford is senior entrepreneurship writer at CNBC. She was formerly a senior writer at Entrepreneur.com, the small business reporter at CNNMoney and an assistant in the New York bureau for CNN. Clifford attended Columbia University where she earned a bachelor's degree. She lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. You can follow her on Twitter at @CatClifford.

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