An abbreviation for seasoned equity offering or secondary equity offering; an equity issue by a firm that already has common...

A provision in an initial public offering (IPO) underwriting agreement which entitles the underwriters to purchase more shares than specified...

A shell company or a blank check which was crated and taken public prior to the passage of Rule 419...

An act of seeking interest from the broad public (public investors) for an offering (public offering) through mass communication (advertising,...

A phase of the offering process during which the underwriter gathers information about the initial demand for the deal. In...

A merger in which the acquirer creates a wholly owned subsidiary into which the target company merges (the latter does...

A stock split by which each share of a company's stock is increased on a pro rata basis among all...

An investment bank that engages in all types of activities, including trading, underwriting, merchant banking, merger and acquisition, securities services,...

A circuit breaker process that activates on suspicion of any potential manipulation on an offering price. It aims to suspend...

An abbreviation for indication of interest; a phase of the offering process during which the underwriter gathers information about the...