A type of shareholding rights whereby a minority shareholder is protected when a majority shareholder sells his/its stake. The minority...

The situation of post-reverse-merger companies or trading shells which have only limited stock trading. It is much harder that a...

A brief announcement, usually in a newspaper, of a new initial public offering (IPO). Such security offerings are usually announced...

A shell company whose common stock may be publicly bought and sold on an established market (organized exchange). A trading...

Shares of stock that the holder could trade on an exchange without restrictions. In other words, free-trading shares are shares...

A prospectus that is issued in a written, electronic, or graphic format describing the issuing company or its securities. It...

A type of synergies that results from lowering the cost of capital by combining two or more companies. A company,...

A large issuer (smaller than a well-known seasoned issuer, WKSI) that must have met a number of requirements in terms...

British English for initial public offering (IPO); a process by which a company's security is offered for sale (floated in...

To commit to purchase securities issued at an initial public offering (IPO). This represents an agreement of intent to buy the...