going public

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But going public requires making a company's internal finances public, a process that both loss-making companies will want to delay for as long as possible.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

OpenAI just took a step closer to going public, potentially setting up 2026 to be a record-breaking year for IPOs — though the company isn’t guaranteeing it’ll conduct an offering anytime soon.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

There are a “complicated set of tradeoffs” tied to going public, it said, without elaborating further.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Innio, valued at $19 billion, and Quantinuum, at $14.2 billion, lead six companies going public this week.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

After that, going public with a clue became known as “pulling a Pendergast.”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline