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BB

It stands for bugle bracket; a slang term that denotes the largest global banks that operate in all regions and...

Bulge Bracket

A slang term that denotes the largest global banks that operate in all regions and offer all types of services...

Bracketing

The order of appearance of underwriters' names in a securities offering. Bracketing is typically based on a given factor: particularly,...

Blended Price

The weighted average price per share that is calculated with respect to a two-tier tender offer. This is the price...

Back-Door Registration

A method of going public by merging with a public shell company. An unlisted company can become publicly traded through...

Bought Deal

A firm commitment by an underwriter (investment bank) to buy, at a fixed price, all of the shares offered by...

Bookrunning Manager

The underwriter (investment bank) that is in charge of, and has ultimate control on, an initial public offering (IPO). The...

Bookrunner

The underwriter (investment bank) that is in charge of, and has ultimate control on, an initial public offering (IPO). The...

Blind Pool Shell Company

A development stage company that states in its prospectus the industry in which capital will be invested, such as commercial...

Book Building

The process of marketing shares to, and gathering orders from, institutional investors in an equity market initial public offering (IPO)....