initial public offering

noun

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

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The company has not made any unregistered sales of equity securities other than those disclosed in the filing related to its initial public offering and private placement. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024 Earlier this year, Bloomberg News reported that Honeywell was considering an initial public offering for its quantum computing business, Quantinium, as soon as next year. Paulina Likos, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024 Blank-check firms, or special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), are shell companies that raise funds through a listing with the intention of acquiring a private company and taking it public, circumventing the initial public offering process. Reuters, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024 The provider of business management software for plumbers and other contractors priced its initial public offering of 8.8 million shares at $71, raising gross proceeds of $625 million. Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 12 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 30 Dec. 2024.

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