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| The first sale of shares by a private company to the public.
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| More broadly, the term sometimes refers to offerings of shares to selected institutional investors (also known as a placing) leading to the company's shares being listed on a public market.
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| More broadly still, any corporate activity leading to a company's securities becoming traded in the public markets.
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| IPOs are often issued by smaller, younger companies seeking the capital to expand, but can also be used by large privately owned companies looking to become publicly traded.
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| == See also == | | == See also == |
| * [[Capital]] | | * [[Exports]] |
| * [[Exit]] | | * [[Income]] |
| * [[Float]] | | * [[Investment]] |
| * [[Flotation]]
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| * [[Introduction]]
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| * [[Listing]]
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| * [[MBO]]
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| * [[MBI]]
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| * [[Placing]]
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| * [[Primary market]]
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| * [[Private company]]
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| * [[Private placement]]
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| * [[Prospectus]]
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| * [[Public]]
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| * [[Rights issue]]
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| * [[Secondary market]]
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| * [[Series B]]
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| * [[Trade sale]]
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Revision as of 15:30, 22 August 2013
Economics.
Income which flows to firms from sources other than household expenditure, for example, investment, government spending and exports.
See also
