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.

Industry: Banking

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Initial public offering

Syndicate manager

Banking; Initial public offering

The lead underwriter who, among other things, is in charge of organising the syndicate, distributing member participation shares, and making stabilising transactions once the new issue begins to ...

An IPOfn fax report that is taylored to the sell side of the new issue market. 3 different segments covering and alphabetical, calendar and participating underwriters listings are included. Unlike ...

Syndicated sale

Banking; Initial public offering

An underwriting that is distributed to the syndicate participants and members of the selling group.

Tombstone

Banking; Initial public offering

An advertisement placed in print media, usually in the 'Wall Street Journal' that serves as an official advisory of a securities offering having been completed for a company. It lists all the ...

Spinoff

Banking; Initial public offering

Companies that take an existing internal operation within the parent company structure and allow it to stand on its own. The parent company may offer IPO shares in the market to new investors as a ...