lockup

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While pre-IPO investors must sign lockup agreements ahead of the offering, promising to hold on to their shares, individuals who own exposure via SPVs often don’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Other pre-IPO investors are held to a 180-day lockup.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

As an insider, you would be subject to a lockup period of, typically, six months, during which you, other insiders and employees cannot sell shares.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Mexican authorities say they plan to file an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit against the Adelanto lockup.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

It made my alibi sound a wee bit suspicious, and that’s how I got thrown in the lockup.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood