IPO announcement

Description

An Initial Public Offering (IPO) is the process in which a private company offers shares to the public for the first time. This event marks a significant milestone for companies as they transition from private to public ownership.

The IPO Announcement event provides insights into companies going public by tracking official IPO announcements. This data is valuable for investors, analysts, and financial institutions looking to monitor market movements and emerging public companies.

Important: The IPO Announcement event is available only for recent IPOs that occurred within the last quarter (timestamp_from should be set to the past 3 months). If no IPO was announced within this timeframe, no data will be returned.

Looking for historical IPO data? Use the Funding & Acquisitions Enrichment API to access past IPO announcements.

Use cases:

  • Investment Analysis: Track companies entering the public market for investment opportunities.
  • Market Trends: Identify industries experiencing high IPO activity.
  • Competitive Intelligence: Understand which competitors are transitioning to public companies.
  • Portfolio Management: Adjust investment strategies based on IPO trends.

Data Schema

Event Name: "ipo_announcement" (Use this value in the event_types parameter when querying this event.)


SignalAPI NameDescriptionData Type
Date of IPOipo_dateDate and time the article reporting on the company's IPO was collected by Explorium.datetime
Company namecompany_nameName of company appearing in news reports and articles.string
Company valuationoffer_amountValuation of company at time of IPO.number
Number of issued sharesnumber_of_sharesNumber of shares issued at the time of IPO.integer
IPO stock exchangestock_exchangeStock exchange where the IPO occurred.string
Price per shareprice_per_shareCompany's price per share at time of IPO.number
TickertickerStock symbol of the company that IPOd.string
Event nameevent_nameName of the event related to company's IPO.string
Event timeevent_timeThe timestamp indicating when the event actually occurreddatetime
StatusstatusIndicates the current state or condition of the record. This field helps track the lifecycle or progress of the entity.string

Query Example

curl -X POST \
  "https://api.explorium.ai/v1/businesses/events" \
  -H "API_KEY: your_api_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "event_types": [
    "ipo_announcement"
  ],
  "business_ids": [
    "8adce3ca1cef0c986b22310e369a0793"
  ],
  "timestamp_from": "2025-01-01T10:03:03.050Z"
}'

Best Practices

  • Use timestamps to filter for recent IPOs and avoid retrieving outdated data.
  • Combine with company firmographics for deeper insights into newly public companies.
  • Monitor IPO valuation trends to predict market conditions.

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