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sponsored IPO

(FINANCE) an initial public offering of stock in a company by a private equity fund that already owns it.

ILLUSTRATION
Suppose we have a company, HCA, that currently a publicly traded corporation. Now, some people with a lot of money arrange to borrow even more money, buy ALL the stock in HCA, and then turn it into a private corporation. All of the shares of stock are withdrawn and the company no longer has to publish its financial data with the SEC.

In theory, the new ownership can totally restructure the management; invest in new assets; divest old assets; retrain staff; or otherwise refurbish HCA so it does its job better and more cheaply. After doing this, it sells the new HCA to the public for much more than it paid for it, and everyone comes out a winner.

In practice, PE fund raids HCA to the tune of $2.5 billion and saddles it with the gigantic finance costs of its own LBO. Investors think they're buying a set percentage of HCA when they buy shares, but they're really just extending the process of vacuuming cash from the pockets of investors.
MIKE: So I hear that KKR and Bain Capital are selling HCA back to the public. A new IPO, huh?

MARGARET: Avoid it. Ordinary IPO's by companies going public for the first time are doing much better.

MIKE: But that's crazy! It's a sponsored IPO! By KKR and Bain Capital! It's got to be good! They'll still own most of HCA afterward, so they'll do what it takes to make sure the price stays high.

MARGARET: No, they don't care what the share price does so long as they get your money out of you. In the meantime, they've looted the company in the most inefficient way possible: using an LBO financed with junk bonds.

MIKE: Ouch, I guess my head is glad I talked to you about it but my heart is a greasy stain in the pavement.
by Sorry, the good guys lost September 2, 2010
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Spotsy

I didn't feel like saying Spotsylvania, so i said Spotsy.
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Spotshi

A temporary mascot of the GameSpot board "Life, The Universe, and Everything", which is a user-made board. It is an exact replica of LUEshi.
"Well, since we can't find anything else at the moment, let's use LUEshi!"

"LOl liek SPOTshi you mean!"

"lol"
by wasp2020 December 23, 2004
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Spooshoter

A reference to any one of the following:

A person or thing that is a piece of shit, generic, cheap, low end, sub-standard, sorry, pitiful, cruddy, miserable, disadvantaged, negative, etc.

Adjectives: Spooshot (used most often), Spoo (used less often)
This word is usually exclaimed at the point of non-approval or disgust of someone or something.

"I can't believe that he went home because his wife called and told him to. He didn't even pay his bill. He's such a Spooshoter."

However, this word is quite often spoken slightly under one’s breath and directed toward someone in close proximity. This is usually done by saying the word to or about that someone else, but wanting someone even closer to hear the remark.
by Brett (aka Lucky) March 16, 2007
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SPOSH

Stupid Piece Of Sh*t Headphones. Used in anger or frustration at loss of stereo effect while listening to a song.
This is my second pair of earbuds from the same brand that has broken. SPOSH. >_< >_< >_<
by Musikk June 19, 2009
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SPOB

SPOB has been very busy working at home so he is ready to come out and let loose.
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Croc Spots

The tannned spots that appear on the tops of your feet after wearing Croc footwear for a prolonged period in the sun
Hey, you've got a bunch of dirty marks all over your feet.
No, they are just my Croc spots
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