A IPO év az RenoWorks Software Inc. - 2012
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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.
RenoWorks Software Inc. develops and distributes digital visualization software for the renovation and new home construction sectors in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company provides Renoworks FastTrack, a platform that helps contractors to reduce and eliminate time-consuming home visits by automatically generating accurate measurement reports, true-to-life visualizations, and interactive 3D models; Renoworks Web visualizer, which enables customers to interact with building products and design their homes from anywhere; and Renoworks Product Configurator that allows customers to design building products, such as windows and doors with detail. It also offers Renoworks Auto-Recognition, which detects roofing, siding, windows, doors, and other products for designing homes; Renoworks Scene Builder, an interactive, engaging, and photo-realistic home visualizer solution to visualize design options and building products; product libraries, which showcases customer's product line; and mobile visualizer apps, as well as other home visualization software products. In addition, the company provides design, analytics, and integrations and application program interface services. It serves manufacturers, material suppliers, contractors and remodelers, marketing agencies, builders, and homeowners. The company is based in Calgary, Canada.