The 2019 IPO market has the potential to make history as one of the largest on record with the expected parade of "deca-unicorns" started by last Friday's IPO of the rideshare company Lyft (LYFT) and denim titan Levi Straus (LEVI) the previous week. This influx of IPO activity will bring with it a surge of shares for distribution at lockup expiration to the elite ranks of investors with a limited partnership interest in the iconic Silicon Valley venture capital firms that have funded these firms in the private markets.
