The number of shares that the underwriter in an initial public offer (IPO) decides to offer to the public in...

An abbreviation for alternative public offering; any of the alternative methods for companies looking to become public without an underwriter. ...

An offering (secondary offering) of common stock that a company had issued in the past (by means of an initial...

The fee that an underwriter earns from underwriting a security (e.g., equity offering). The underwriter discount is the difference between...

The fee that an underwriter earns from underwriting a security (e.g., equity offering). The gross spread is the difference between...

A shell company that has no liabilities or other claims against it as perceived by an operating business contemplating merging...

A shell company that is offered for sale in return for cash. Usually, this is the case when the owners...

In the context of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) or leveraged buyouts (LBOs), it is a deal in which a party...

A period of time between the filing of a preliminary prospectus (registration statement) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

An initial public offering (IPO) that is introduced in an unfavorable environment- i.e., in a cold market. A cold market,...