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underwriter

[uhn-der-rahy-ter] / ˈʌn dərˌraɪ tər /


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Plus, Oura’s IPO filing lists a surprise underwriter.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Lead underwriter Goldman Sachs erected models just a few weeks ago of SpaceX rockets in the lobby of its New York headquarters.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

For mortgage specialists, whose job is to be the intermediary between the underwriter and the financial adviser, the feedback from financial advisers has been shared in monthly meetings, people present at those meetings said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Milling about, too, was Othelyn Elaine Little, 25, an insurance underwriter from Yonkers, New York.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

But you do the best you can, and the ablest underwriter is the man who tells the closest.

From White Ashes by Sidney R. (Sidney Robinson) Kennedy

The models, which some on Wall Street see as lofty, can factor into the ultimate valuation a company and its underwriters aim for in the IPO.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Bankers wore green Nike sneakers in a nod to SpaceX’s “greenshoe” option, which allowed the underwriters to sell more shares than originally planned in the event of heavy demand.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

As part of its stock offering, Intel expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to $2.25 billion of additional shares.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

The two lead underwriters on SpaceX’s initial public offering, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, have a valuation gap of more than $1 trillion as they both initiated coverage at buy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Even so, the fire prompted insurance underwriters to take a closer look at the building, and what they saw frightened them.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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