Assertion: venture capitalist's company | /r/CapableOf | sell share
Facets:
value: through the public stock market
type: MANNER
value: namely
type: MANNER
value: on a stock exchange
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Venture capitalists provide this financing in the interest of generating a return through an eventual "exit" event, such as the company selling shares to the public for the first time in an initial public offering (IPO) or doing a merger and acquisition (also known as a "trade sale") of the company.
text: That is, the VC firm expects each of the companies it invested in to either "go public" (meaning that the company sells shares on a stock exchange) or to be bought (acquired) by another company.
text: Namely, that companies within the public markets sell shares to the general population—who can then buy, sell or trade them on a stock exchange—whereas companies within the private markets give professional investors equity in exchange for funding.
text: Venture capitalists provide this financing in the interest of generating a return through an eventual "exit" event, such as the company selling shares to the public for the first time in an IPO or doing a merger and acquisition (also known as a "trade sale") of the company.
text: Ultimately, the company will be either sold to a larger company (at a higher price) or begins to sell shares through the public stock market (going public with an IPO).