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,...

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

A secondary underwriter that is involved, along with other underwriters, in an initial public offering (IPO). An issuer may hire...

A type of prospectus that does not necessarily contain specific information about the potential issue/ offering (or a firm being...

A type of prospectus that does not necessarily contain specific information about the potential issue/ offering (or a firm being...

A type of shelf offering in which the issuer intends to offer securities promptly after effectiveness (within a window of...

A type of shelf offering in which the issuer does not intend to offer securities at the time effectiveness (the...