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Initial public offering

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002638

The first sale of stock by a private company to the public, allowing it to raise capital from public investors. This process transforms a private company into a public one, with its shares traded on a stock exchange. IPOs are regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Securities Act of 1933.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002638
FieldLaw
AbbreviationIPO
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002638",
  "term": "Initial public offering",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The first sale of stock by a private company to the public, allowing it to raise capital from public investors. This process transforms a private company into a public one, with its shares traded on a stock exchange. IPOs are regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Securities Act of 1933.",
  "abbreviation": "IPO",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/initial-public-offering/"
}

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