initial public offering

noun

: the first sale of a company's stock to the public

Examples of initial public offering in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The company, which sold shares in an initial public offering in March, also signed an accord in January with Alphabet Inc.’s Google worth $60 million to help train large language models, the technology underpinning generative AI. Aisha Counts, Fortune, 16 May 2024 In an agreement dating back to HSF’s 2018 initial public offering, it was stipulated that the investment advisor could match or beat any takeover bid for HSF — an option that was meant to give artists confidence their catalogs would not be resold. Elizabeth Dilts Marshall, Billboard, 16 May 2024 British minicomputer manufacturer Raspberry Pi has announced plans to file for a UK stock market listing, saying the initial public offering would allow the company to expand its current talent pool and product offerings. Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 15 May 2024 The option, which dates back to the fund’s initial public offering in July 2018, stipulates that the entity that Blackstone owns could match any take-over offer for the fund’s assets, a clause intended to give artists confidence their song rights and royalties would not frequently change hands. Elizabeth Dilts Marshall, Billboard, 9 May 2024 For its first earnings report since its initial public offering March 21, the company reported a $575 million quarterly loss. Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 May 2024 In another sign that Greece has put its debt woes behind it, the sale of a 30% stake in Athens International Airport two months ago marked its biggest initial public offering in more than two decades. Rodrigo Orihuela, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024 While Trump Media made just $4.1 million in revenue in 2023, rival X (formerly known as Twitter) raked in more than 100 times that much — $665 million — in 2013, ahead of its initial public offering in November 2013. Matt Egan, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024 Two years later, LG Energy Solution debuted on the Korea Exchange in the country’s largest initial public offering that raised $10.7 billion. Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024

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“Initial public offering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/initial%20public%20offering. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

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