What does IPO mean?

Refers to the initial public offering, ipo is its abbreviation.

Initial public offering (IPO) means that an enterprise or company (limited by shares) sells its shares to the public for the first time.

Benefits: Raise funds to attract investors; Enhance liquidity; Improve visibility and employee identity; Reward individuals and venture capital; It is conducive to improving the enterprise system and facilitating management.

Disadvantages: Audit costs increase, and companies must comply with SEC regulations. After IPO, the influence of listed companies increases, and roadshows and pricing are easily speculated by brokers; Without control of the company, venture capitalists can easily make a profit and quit.

Extended data:

The data shows that since 20 10, there have been 7 1 cases of overseas IPO financing of China enterprises, and the financing amount is140.1200 million US dollars, which are equivalent to 47.97% and 27.62% of the total in 20 10, respectively. In the three months from August to 65438+ 10, Tudou was the only successful IPO in the United States, and the overseas IPO of Chinese concept stocks seems to have entered the winter ahead of schedule.

In order to seek further development, private enterprises in China should go abroad and use the international capital market to strengthen themselves. There are many tangible and intangible obstacles, which are difficult for enterprises to solve completely, and require the joint efforts of investors and professional intermediaries.

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