The IPO year of 3U Holding AG is 1999
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.
3U Holding AG, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the sale of sanitary, heating, and air conditioning technology products in Germany and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Information and Telecommunications Technology (ITC); Renewable Energies; and Sanitary, Heating and Air Conditioning Technology (SHAC). It provides call-by-call, pre-selection, call-through, and voice termination products; and data center services, such as collocation, infrastructure as a service, and telecommunication services, as well as operates networks and installation facilities. The company also develops, operates, and sells cloud based CRM and ERP solutions; and trades in IT licenses. In addition, it develops wind power projects; and generates electricity with its own power plants using wind and solar energy. Further, the company offers sanitary, heating, and air conditioning technology products to wholesalers, craftsmen, self-builders, and DIYers through its online stores, as well as installs air conditioning components in buildings. 3U Holding AG was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Marburg, Germany.