A large amount of money that is usually stipulated in a takeover agreement to be paid by a company to...

A public shell company that has been formed either through issuance of shares following a bankruptcy (these shares are publicly...

An initial public offering (IPO) in which the issuing company doesn't disclose how it will use the offering proceeds. That...

An initial public offering (IPO) in which the security falls in price (i.e., sells below the IPO price) on the...

A type of prospectus that does not necessarily contain specific information about the potential issue/ offering (or a firm being...

A type of arrangement that provides a secondary source of funds (capital) in case the primary source falls short of...

A development stage company that has no specific business plan or whose business plan is confined to merging with or...

The minimum size (bar) of a deal that a investment bank will accept to handle. The bar can be based...

The competition to be the lead manager (bookrunner) in an initial public offering (IPO). This refers to the process of...

A company that goes public by filing a registration statement with the SEC, and raises capital without having a specific...