go public
Launch stock offering
To go public is to make information available to everyone, especially information previously kept private or secret: The company decided to go public with the scandal before reporters broke the story.
In business, going public specifically means offering a company's shares for sale on a stock exchange for the first time: They went public last year and raised two billion dollars.
Securities trading marketplace
- listingRecorded item in catalog
- sharesUnits of company ownership
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- underwriterOne who assumes financial risk
prospectus · securities · NASDAQ · NYSE · roadshow · valuation · ticker · investors
Public declaration of information
- revealMake something visible
- transparencyState of being see-through
- exposeMake known publicly
- declarationFormal public announcement
unveiling · confession · admission · leak · whistleblower · press conference · statement · broadcast
Not closed
- candidHonest and direct
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- honestFree from deception
- frankOpen and direct
direct · straightforward · accountable · visible · accessible · scrutiny · oversight · disclosure
stock exchange
Securities trading marketplace
- listingRecorded item in catalog
- sharesUnits of company ownership
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
underwriter · prospectus · securities · NASDAQ · NYSE · roadshow · valuation · ticker · investors · trading
announcement
Public declaration of information
- revealMake something visible
- transparencyState of being see-through
- exposeMake known publicly
declaration · unveiling · confession · admission · leak · whistleblower · press conference · statement · broadcast · disseminate
open
Not closed
- candidHonest and direct
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- honestFree from deception
frank · direct · straightforward · accountable · visible · accessible · scrutiny · oversight · disclosure · reporting
- disclosurerevealing, disclosing, disclosure, disclose, divulge
- speaking upspeak up, speak out, speak freely, voice, give voice
go publicdelist
Remove from official registry
privatize · leveraged buyout · management buyout · bootstrap
go publickeep quiet
Remain silent
keep secret · conceal · suppress · cover up · remain silent
public, going, publish, publication, publicity, publishing, published, publisher, publicly