What is an Initial Public Offering (IPO)?
An IPO refers to the issue or sale of shares by a company seeking for listing as a publicly quoted company on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange to the investing public for the first time in its corporate existence. The company appoints one or more investment banks (acting as the issuing house(s) to coordinating the IPO in concert with other professional parties such as stockbrokers, registrars, trustees e.t.c.