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Why company issue IPOs?

Updated: 9/16/2023
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Generally, a company has an Initial Public Offering in order to raise a good deal of money in order to expand/grow the business. In the IPO prospectus, the company will summarize exactly how they will use the proceeds and what is expected as a result (from a financial standpoint).

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