指私人持有(即非上市)的
公司通过向公众发行
股票，使
公司股票在
交易所挂牌买卖，成为一家
上市公司。英文亦称为“going public”或“making an
IPO”(
首次公开招股)。
When a privately owned company needs new
capital, it can raise the
money by issuing shares to the public on the
stock market and floating the company.
Flotation is also known as '
going public' or making an
IPO (Initial Public Offering).
See also: IPO
