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• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Place
An issue of stocks or shares to a specific group of buyers
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Shares are placed with a broker who sells them on behalf of the company to investors who have registered with the broker. If there is not full take up, the shares may subsequently be made available to a wider audience.
Term used to describe when a company's broker contacts his own clients and offers the shares to them. The general public will not necessarily be offered any shares.
When a company has a new issue of its shares, either as part of an IPO (flotation) or after... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/placing.htm?id=1596&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of placing'>more</a>
The deposition, distribution, and consolidation of freshly mixed concrete in the place where it is to harden; also inappropriately referred to as Pouring.
A form of issue of securities in the UK, typically with a predetermined number of non-retail investors.