Initial Public Offering (IPO)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Initial_Public_Offering_(IPO)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	financial event
gptkbp:abbreviation	IPO
gptkbp:alternativeTo	SPAC merger direct listing private placement
gptkbp:category	corporate finance stock market event securities offering
gptkbp:cause	dilution of ownership increased public scrutiny liquidity for shareholders
gptkbp:commonIn	capital markets
gptkbp:dateOfFirstIPO	1602
gptkbp:defines	the process by which a private company offers shares to the public for the first time
gptkbp:documentation	S-1 filing prospectus
gptkbp:firstCompanyToIPO	gptkb:Dutch_East_India_Company
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Initial Public Offering (IPO)
gptkbp:includes	roadshow allocation of shares pricing of shares
gptkbp:involves	stock exchanges underwriters regulatory filings
gptkbp:mayInclude	gptkb:greenshoe_option lock-up period book building
gptkbp:notableExample	gptkb:Alibaba_IPO gptkb:Facebook_IPO gptkb:Google_IPO
gptkbp:numberOfStages	filing a registration statement
gptkbp:participants	retail investors institutional investors investment banks
gptkbp:purpose	raise capital
gptkbp:regulates	gptkb:Securities_and_Exchange_Commission_(SEC)
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:follow-on_public_offering secondary offering private equity exit
gptkbp:requires	regulatory approval audited financial statements due diligence
gptkbp:result	gptkb:public_company
gptkbp:riskFactor	regulatory scrutiny market volatility underpricing
gptkbp:typicalExchange	gptkb:London_Stock_Exchange gptkb:NASDAQ gptkb:New_York_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Class_A_Common_Stock gptkb:Public_Companies gptkb:Public_Sector_Units
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7