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Shell Company

A limited liability company and any business entity that has no significant assets or ongoing business activities/ operations. Typically, shells...

Self-Filing

Processes of going public by voluntarily following the rules that public companies follow and filing the documents they file. By...

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...

Lead Underwriter

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...

Firm Commitment Underwriting

A public offering of securities whereby the underwriter pledges to purchase all securities offered by a company at a special...

Fully Reporting Company

In the United States, it is a company which is required to file periodic and current reports with the relevant...

Forward Stock Split

A stock split by which each share of a company's stock is increased on a pro rata basis among all...

Merchant Bank

In modern British parlance, it is an investment bank. However, a merchant bank initiated hundreds of years back as a...