Sentences with phrase «initial public stock offering because»

But a month after Obama's visit, Solyndra canceled a planned initial public stock offering because the market response wasn't favorable.

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To get money back to the investors they have to be able to sell their shares in your company, either because you've sold shares on the public stock markets (called going public, or initial public offering) or because you've been acquired by another company.

Because of the ten - to - one voting ratio between our Class B and Class A common stock, the holders of our Class B common stock collectively will hold more than a majority of the combined voting power of our common stock upon the completion of our initial public offering, and therefore such holders will be able to control all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval.

Calculated by starting with a firm's total outstanding shares and subtracting a) closely - held shares (major shareholders and employee) and b) restricted stock (insider shares that can not be traded because of a temporary restriction such as the lock - up period after an initial public offering).