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Unseasoned Equity Offering

An equity issue by a firm that doesn’t have common stock outstanding (i.e., that is not listed). Differently stated, it…

Unaccredited Investor

An investor that doesn’t have a minimum net worth of $1 million (excluding primary residence equity) either independently or jointly…

Unclean Shell Company

A general term that may refer to either a dirty shell company or a messy shell company. Broadly speaking, unclean…

Foreign Shell Corporation

A shell corporation that conducts business transactions such as currency and asset transfers across the borders of its country of…

Allotment

The amount of initial public offering (IPO) securities that is allocated to each underwriter (if two underwriters or more are…

Cash-and-Carry Shell Corporation

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

Piggyback Registration

A type of securities registration whereby an underwriter allows existing holders of shares in a company to register their shares…

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...

Penalty Bid

A fee that is charged by an underwriter (bookrunner) when investors flip an initial public offering (IPO) issue (i.e., sell…