IPO

Additional Paid-In Capital (APIC)
Understanding APIC: Where Investors Pay Above Par for Their Stocks (and Companies Cheer)
Allotment
An exploration of the systematic distribution of resources in business, focusing on the allocation of shares during IPOs.
Book Building
Understanding the process of book building in the context of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and price discovery.
Bridge Financing
An interim financing option used by companies for short-term needs before securing long-term funding.
Carve-Out
A carve-out is a financial term referring to the partial divestiture of a subsidiary through an initial public offering (IPO).
Effective Date
The date that a contract or transaction becomes binding, also pivotal in IPOs to signify when trading begins.
Equity Financing
The process of raising capital through the sale of shares, allowing companies to effectively sell ownership for cash.
Flotation
The process of turning a private company into a public company by issuing shares for public investment.
Follow-on Public Offer (FPO)
A follow-on public offer (FPO) or secondary offering is when a company issues new shares after its initial public offering (IPO) to raise additional equity or reduce debt.
General Public Distribution
The transformation of a private company into a public one by selling shares to the general public.
Greensheet
A Greensheet is an essential document prepared by an underwriter for initial public offerings (IPOs).
Greenshoe Option
A provision in an IPO that lets underwriters sell more shares than planned, like a well-prepared magician pulling endless rabbits from a top hat.
Gross Spread
The difference between the price received by an issuing company for an IPO and the price at which the shares are sold to the public.
Hot IPO
Understanding the sizzling world of hot Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) - where hype meets the market!
Hot Issue
A hot issue is an upcoming initial public offering (IPO) that is highly popular among the investing public and is often oversubscribed, attracting significant market attention.
Investment Bank
An intermediary in financial transactions that helps companies go public and merge!
Investment Banking
Investment banking is the financial wizardry behind the curtains of the high-stakes world of finance, turning complex transactions into a walk in the park (with a slight uphill).
Lead Bank
The bank that's not just leading the way but might also be bringing coffee to the loan syndication meeting!
Liquidity Event
A liquidity event allows founders and early investors to convert their illiquid equity into cash.

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