Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance is the financial activites that occur when running a corporation and is responsible for the financial growth of the company. Things like increasing the value of the business, bringing in sales and revenue, budgeting and raising funds. One example of an acitivity to raise funds is by offering stocks (also known as equity) in the company to the general public or shareholders.

Companies that thrive and do well can decide to go public. This means they will issue shares on a stock exchange through an initial public offering or an IPO. By doing so, they can raise a great deal of funds for the company. There are certain criteria for a company going public such as showing an annual revenue of $50,000,000 and above and showing growth potential.