initial public offering

noun

: the first sale of a company's stock to the public

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The budget-friendly drinks giant, which is now better known for its bubble tea offerings, saw its shares jump more than 40% on Monday in its first day of trading in Hong Kong, after having raised $444 million last week in an initial public offering, according to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Hassan Tayir, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025 Listen to this article As Bally’s Chicago navigates a demolition delay, a lawsuit over its initial public offering and stagnant revenues, the new Wind Creek Chicago Southland is becoming a big player, catapulting to second place among the state’s 16 casinos in revenue and admissions for January. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025 Klarna, which is preparing for a U.S. initial public offering, lost $10 million in the first nine months on $1.8 billion in sales and is finally turning quarterly profits. Hank Tucker, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025 The company completed its initial public offering (IPO) on March 22, 2024, raising $69,000,000 through the sale of 6,900,000 units at $10.00 per unit. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for initial public offering

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