A public company is also called publicly held company or publicly listed company or publicly traded company. It is referred to one whose property is organized in the form of shares. These shares are freely traded on stock exchanges or over the counter, essentially allowing ordinary people to become co-owners of the company. A public company’s value is based primarily on the price of its shares, and decisions about the company are often made by the majority shareholders.

“Going public” means a private company offers its shares of stock for sale to the public for the first time. It is also called “initial public offering (IPO). Fundraising is the main reason companies for which companies go public. If a company succeeds, the price of its shares will increase, which can be of financial benefit to its owners and partners.  . 

How to take a company public

Taking a company public isn’t simple that involves several steps. When it comes to taking a company public, we offer end-to-end services involving full-scale services.

The first step is to hire an investment bank as an underwriter to review and analyze your financial performance. Once you have decided on an investment company, structure your deal based on how much funds you want to raise and how much the bank will charge for each stock sale. If you agreed to these, you file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission authorities. Once approved, you can approach investors and accept subscription requests before moving on to the final steps of negotiating an IPO price, choosing an exchange, and selling your shares to the public.