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LBO

It stands for leveraged buyout; a transaction that involves the purchase (buyout) of a firm financed with a significant amount...

Leveraged Buyout

A transaction that involves the purchase (buyout) of a firm financed with a significant amount of debt. The buyer uses...

Price-Limited Order

An order that is submitted by a bidder (individual or institutional investor) to an underwriter, in an initial public offering...

Private Placement

A securities offering that targets a relatively small number of investors or involves a limited amount of money. An issuer...

Comparables

A study of similar publicly traded companies that is conducted by an investment bank for the purpose of specifying the offering…

Completion

The declaration that an initial public offering (IPO) has been completed. The success of an IPO deal cannot be claimed...

Quiet Period

A period of time during which underwriters and company insiders are not allowed to tackle the company's prospectus outside of...

Private Offering

A securities offering that targets a relatively small number of investors or involves a limited amount of money. An issuer...

Backdoor Listing

A method of going public by merging with a public shell company. An unlisted company can become publicly traded through…

Junior Specified Purpose Acquisition Company

A form of specified purpose acquisition company (SPAC) whereby a blank check company would raise a minimal amount of funds...