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Firm commitment offering

An arrangement in which an Underwriter assumes the Risk of bringing a new securities issue to Market, by buying the issue from the Issuer and guaranteeing sale of a certain number of shares to investors. More common than Best efforts offering.

Related Terms: 17 Buy, Best efforts offering, ECU, Guarantee, Issuer, Market, Offer, Offering, Risk, Range, Ring, SEC, Share, Sue, Underwriter, Write, Writer
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