initial public offering

noun

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

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Turo filed paperwork to go public in 2022 and most recently amended its filing in August 2024, but the company has yet to announce a date for its initial public offering. Ty Roush, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 Its shares are up more than 5% this month as investors have piled into the stock since Pony AI debuted on the Nasdaq on Nov. 27 through an initial public offering, which raised approximately $260 million and priced the company at $13 per share. Pia Singh, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024 Prosecutors alleged that several of the defendants illegally conspired with others to start the company through a reverse merger, in which a private company goes public by purchasing control of a public company rather than raising money through an initial public offering. Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024 The brand has been fundraising for a possible initial public offering. Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for initial public offering 

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“Initial public offering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/initial%20public%20offering. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.

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