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Mezzanine Bracket

The members of an underwriting syndicate/ group (a list of underwriters) which plays a moderately important role (i.e., constituting 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)....

Breakup Fee

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

Bankrupt Shell Company

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

Blind Pool

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

Broken Initial Public Offering

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

Operational Synergy

The efficiency gains or operating economies (synergies) that are attained in horizontal mergers or vertical mergers. It reflects the value...

OTCBB Shell Company

OTCBB stands for over-the-counter bulletin board. An OTCBB public shell is a public shell company that fully reports to the...

Offering Price

The price at which the underwriter of an initial public offering (IPO) offers to sell the new issue to the...