Encyclopedia of Investment Terminology

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Going Public

The term going public applies to privately held companies that make an initial public offering, which is also known as going public. The company will raise capital by offering stock for sale in an exchange market. The act of going public means that the company is no longer privately held; it is now a public company.


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