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ipo

Initial public offering or stock market launch is a type of public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional investors and usually also retail investors; an. IPO is underwritten by one or more investment banks, who also arrange for the shares to be listed on one or more stock exchanges.

Source: nasdaq.com

US Venture IPOs Hit A Two-Year Low In Q1
US Venture IPOs Hit A Two-Year Low In Q1
April 07, 2015  |  B2B Payments

The number of venture-capital-backed IPOs plunged in Q1 2015 to the lowest level in two years, in the wake of a huge number of VC-backed...

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SEC Clears Regulatory Hurdles For Small Business IPOs
SEC Clears Regulatory Hurdles For Small Business IPOs
March 26, 2015  |  News

Small businesses will soon be able to go public in the U.S. with smaller regulatory requirements under rules approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange...

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Innovators Push 2014 Financial IPOs To Record Heights
Innovators Push 2014 Financial IPOs To Record Heights
December 23, 2014  |  News

Financial firms brought in record funds from their initial public offerings in 2014, and as investors prove the strength of the U.S.’s economic recovery, the...

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OnDeck IPOs And Rides Alt Lending Wave
OnDeck IPOs And Rides Alt Lending Wave
December 19, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Alternative lender OnDeck Capital, which focuses on loaning money to small-business borrowers, expects to continue with business as usual after raising $200 million from its...

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