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liquidity event

British

noun

the ending of an investor's involvement in a business venture with a view to realizing a gain or loss from the investment

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liquidity event

In that sense, the IPO often serves as a liquidity event — a way for insiders to cash out.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

SpaceX’s initial public offering will likely be the biggest in history and will spark a massive liquidity event for shareholders.

From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026

“Most of the late-stage private companies that you can think of have done some sort of liquidity event for employees,” says Zuhayeer Musa, co-founder of Levels.fyi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

The company previously set a "liquidity event", such as an IPO or company sale, as a condition for the vesting to occur, the sources added.

From Reuters ● Jul. 11, 2023

“And the question is, do we have enough time before a true liquidity event destabilizes the market?”

From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2014

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