The IPO year of Howard Hughes Corporation is 2010
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.
the howard hughes corporation owns, manages and develops commercial, residential and mixed-use real estate throughout the country. our company is comprised of master planned communities, operating properties, development opportunities and other unique assets spanning from new york to hawaii. we have approximately 1,000 employees, over half of whom are dedicated to the growth and service of our master planned communities. the company's operating properties are primarily retail and include south street seaport (manhattan, ny), various properties in columbia town center (columbia, md), landmark mall (alexandria, va), the outlet collection at riverwalk (new orleans, la), cottonwood square (holladay, ut), park west (peoria, az) and ward centers (honolulu, hi). currently, several of the operating properties present significant opportunities for redevelopment. the company also has an exciting and diverse pipeline of strategic opportunities for near, mid and long-term development. these range