Yet the strength of investor demand for these new issues is another question.

The offering was increased from $400 million because of strong investor demand.

Because of investor demand, the issue was increased from a planned $75 million.

The large number showed investor demand was strong at the auction.

The financing was increased by $50 million because of strong investor demand.

There was enough investor demand to sell all available shares at $14 each.

Because of good investor demand, the size was increased from the original $1.25 billion announced on Tuesday.

Its success or failure, he says, will provide crucial information about the strength of investor demand.

The result has been a flood of issues but not enough investor demand to absorb them easily.

This caused investor demand to decline in the last two years and prices to drop.