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Blank Check

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

Below The Bar

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

Beauty Pageant

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

Blind Pool Company

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

Open Price Offer

The process of marketing shares to, and gathering orders from, institutional investors in an equity market initial public offering (IPO)....

Boutique Investment Bank

A small investment bank that specializes in specific investment banking services and activities. It focuses in its business on particular...

Beauty Contest

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

Bookbuilding

The process of marketing shares to, and gathering orders from, institutional investors in an equity market initial public offering (IPO)....

Bake-Off

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

Tombstone Advertisement

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