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The IPO still remains one of the pinnacles of what a company can achieve in its early life. When a company sells stock to the general public for the first time, it’s a sign that the company has a compelling enough story that it can attract outside investors to buy a piece of the company.

IPOs are a financial transaction that requires the heavy involvement of investment banks. You’ll read more details about these important deals in Chapter 4.

In this section, you find out the basics of IPOs. In a traditional IPO, the investment banking operation gets involved very early. The investment bankers are critical partners in allowing a company to go public.