go public

Idioms  

1. Become a publicly held company, that is, issue ownership shares in the form of stock. For example, As soon as the company grows a little bigger and begins to show a profit, we intend to go public. [Mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

Cal Fire’s “Ready, Set, Go!” public awareness campaign became the face of those efforts.

From Los Angeles Times

Einride was founded in 2016 and recently said it intends to go public next year.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Companies are definitely waiting longer to go public. We’ve noted in the past that small-cap technology IPOs have all but disappeared,” Matthew Kennedy, senior strategist at Renaissance Capital, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

Which companies that could go public in the next few months have the potential to attract a lot of investor interest?

From Barron's

Chobani, the Greek yogurt company, planned to go public a few years ago and withdrew its offering.

From Barron's

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