Simple English definitions for legal terms
Read a random definition: inducement of infringement
A negotiated offering is when a company wants to sell some of its ownership to the public, and they work with a group of people called underwriters to figure out how to do it. They negotiate and agree on things like how much money the company will get, how much the underwriters will get paid, and how many shares of ownership will be sold. This is different from other types of offerings, like private offerings that are only for a small group of people or public offerings that are open to everyone.
A negotiated offering is a type of securities offering where the terms, including the compensation of the underwriters, are negotiated between the issuer and the underwriters. This is different from a public offering, where the terms are set by the market.
These examples illustrate how the terms of a negotiated offering are determined through negotiations between the issuer and the underwriters or buyers, rather than being set by the market.