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issuing house

British  

noun

  1. a financial institution that engages in finding capital for established companies or for private firms wishing to convert to public companies, by issuing shares on their behalf

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The English issuing house sends round a stockbroker to underwrite the loan.

From International Finance by Withers, Hartley

The issuing house is in a position so entirely safe that hardly ever can a question arise as to its ability to take care of its borrowings.

From The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States by Guaranty Trust Company of New York

The name of the issuing house and the amount of the underwriting commission —which we will suppose in this case to be 2 per cent.—is enough for them.

From International Finance by Withers, Hartley

The profits are considerable for the issuing house and for all their followers in the City.

From International Finance by Withers, Hartley

If the issuing house is one that is usually successful in its issues, the privilege of underwriting anything that it brings out is eagerly sought for.

From International Finance by Withers, Hartley

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