Initial public offering

Initial public offering

Referring to the process of transforming a private company into a public company by selling shares of its stock to the general public for the first time on a securities exchange.

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Initial public offering

principal shareholder

Banking; Initial public offering

Any shareholder who owns 10 percent or more of a company's voting stock. If that is not applicable, then it will refer to the largest shareholders.

The basic amount of money invested on each individual trade derived by multiplying the number of shares by the price for either the buy or sell transaction. Commissions and other fees would be added ...

privately held

Banking; Initial public offering

A company that is either owned by a few people, or the shares of a company that have never been offered publicly for sale.

private placement

Banking; Initial public offering

An investment in the company by a group of private investors. This is usually a precursor to an IPO offering. Those private investors generally are using the IPO as an exit strategy and may be ...

projection

Banking; Initial public offering

IPOfn's forecast of expected opening premiums on IPOs and secondarys.

prospectus

Banking; Initial public offering

A company document required by the SEC to provide prospective buyers of newly issued securities to complete the process of full disclosure.

quiet filing

Banking; Initial public offering

A filing in which many of the important details such as underwriters or terms are omitted but are scheduled to be filed through subsequent amendments at later intervals. This process will, at the ...