Going Public Law and Legal Definition
Going public refers to performing an initial public offering. It is the process of a company selling stock to the investing public for the first time after filing a registration statement under applicable securities laws, thereby becoming a public corporation. Usually, owners take their firms public when they need additional large sums of equity funding that they are unable or unwilling to contribute themselves.
Legal Definition list
Related Legal Terms
- Abuse of Public Office
- Acta Publica
- Ad Vindictam Publicam
- All-Purpose Public Figure
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants [AICPA]
- Approved Provider [Public Safety]
- Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
- Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials - International
- Authorized Public Chartering Agency [Education]
- Boni Judicis Est Litis Dirimere; Et Interest Reipublicae Ut Sint Fines Litium
