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social science subjects > business and management > international business > international finance > initial public offering
social science subjects > business and management > finance > international finance > initial public offering
... > social science subjects > business and management > finance > financial management > raising capital > initial public offering
social science subjects > business and management > entrepreneurship > raising capital > initial public offering
... > social science subjects > business and management > entrepreneurship > new venture management > entrepreneurship financing and economic development > initial public offering
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health care management > accounting and activity-based costing > assets > shares (finance) > initial public offering
... > social science subjects > business and management > finance > assets > shares (finance) > initial public offering
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health care management > accounting and activity-based costing > assets > stocks (finance) > initial public offering
... > social science subjects > business and management > finance > assets > stocks (finance) > initial public offering

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initial public offering  

Definition(s)

  • An initial public offer or offering (IPO) occurs when a company issues common stock to the general investing public for the first time. An IPO is a pivotal event, because it provides the first opportunity for a stock market to react to the publicly available information about a company's competitive strategies. [Source: Encyclopedia of New Venture Management; Initial Public Offering]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-H1B15HF0-K

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