What is an IPO ?

By Kate Ashford, John Schmidt(Contributor, Editor) An IPO is an initial public offering. In an IPO, a privately owned company lists its shares on a stock exchange, making them available for purchase by the general public.Many people think of IPOs as big money-making opportunities—high-profile companies grab headlines with huge share...

2019 IPO Market: Better Than the Headlines

The long-awaited debuts of mega unicorns Uber and Lyft were mega busts, capped off by WeWork’s kamikaze IPO attempt in September. But beyond these headline-grabbing disappointments, the IPO market had a mostly good year. Returns averaged 20%, with 159 IPOs raising $46 billion in proceeds. Biotechs remained the single most...

Private Financing

SHARES OF STOCK ISSUES:I. GENERAL RULES AND CLASSIC FINANCING METHODSAn entrepreneur or a company is looking to raise capital to undertake a project.When Greenberg, Hornblower, Deschenaux & Partners helps to incorporate, restructure, or protect a company, it transforms it into a “Reporting Issuer”, “Issuing Company” or “Issuer”, that is to...