initial public offering

noun

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

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Serving as the e-commerce company’s CFO for eight years, Fleisher led Wayfair through its initial public offering (IPO) and helped scale the brand’s annual revenue to $12 billion-plus. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2026 Elon Musk's rocket and satellite maker SpaceX is leaning toward listing its shares on the Nasdaq for what could rank as the biggest initial public offering of all time, according to four people familiar with the company's thinking. Anirban Sen, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026 The company opened at $25 per share, an increase from its initial public offering pricing estimates. Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026 In December 2021, Nu held an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for initial public offering

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