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Forbes IPO year

What is the IPO year of Forbes?

The IPO year of Forbes & Company Limited is 2002

What is the definition of IPO year?

Initial public offering is a type of public offering in which shares of a company usually are sold to institutional investors that in turn, sell to the general public, on a securities exchange, for the first time.

Through IPO a privately held company transforms into a public company. Initial public offerings are mostly used by companies to raise the expansion of capital, possibly to monetize the investments of early private investors, and to become publicly traded enterprises. A company selling shares is never required to repay the capital to its public investors. After the IPO, when shares trade freely in the open market, money passes between public investors.

Although IPO offers many advantages, there are also significant disadvantages, chief among these are the costs associated with the process and the requirement to disclose certain information that could prove helpful to competitors.

The IPO process is colloquially known as going public. Details of the proposed offering are disclosed to potential purchasers in the form of a lengthy document known as a prospectus. Most companies undertake an IPO with the assistance of an investment banking firm acting in the capacity of an underwriter. Underwriters provide several services, including help with correctly assessing the value of shares.

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What does Forbes do?

Forbes & Company Limited manufactures, sells, and rents health, hygiene, and safety products in India and internationally. The company engages in manufacturing, selling, renting, and servicing vacuum cleaners, water filter cum purifiers, water and waste water treatment plants; and trading electronic air cleaning systems, small household appliances, digital security systems, fire extinguishers, etc. It also manufactures and trades in precision cutting tools, spring lock washers, and marking systems. In addition, the company offers note counting machines, electronic cash registers, point of sale machines, and various types of kiosks; Forbes Xpress that comprise sale of mobile recharge, and bill payments and money transfer; and transaction network and services, including maintenance, servicing and support services for kiosks and other devices. Further, it is involved in the real estate development activities, as well as rents out investment properties. Additionally, the company engages in the business of ship owners, charterers, etc. The company was founded in 1767 and is based in Mumbai, India. Forbes & Company Limited is a subsidiary of Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Limited.

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