The IPO year of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is 2009
Initial public offering is a type of public offering in which shares of a company usually are sold to institutional investors that in turn, sell to the general public, on a securities exchange, for the first time.
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.
pebblebrook hotel trust is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (“reit”) organized to opportunistically acquire and invest primarily in upper upscale, full-service hotels located in urban markets in major gateway cities. the company owns 37 hotels, including 31 wholly owned hotels with a total of 7,402 guest rooms and a 49% joint venture interest in six hotels with a total of 1,777 guest rooms. the company owns, or has an ownership interest in, hotels located in 11 states and the district of columbia, including: san francisco, california; los angeles, california (beverly hills, hollywood, santa monica and west hollywood); boston, massachusetts; new york, new york; san diego, california; portland, oregon; buckhead, georgia; naples, florida; seattle, washington; miami, florida; washington, dc; philadelphia, pennsylvania; columbia river gorge, washington; nashville, tennessee; bethesda, maryland and minneapolis, minnesota. for more information, please visit us at www.pebblebrook