The largely dormant market for equity capital raising will receive a boost this week as two companies prepare to float on the New York Stock Exchange and the market digests Tuesday’s $5bn share sale by Goldman Sachs.

Rosetta Stone, the self-study foreign language software maker, is seeking to raise $106m through a deal that is expected to price after the market closes on Wednesday; Bridgepoint, an online college, was expected to price its $216m deal last night.