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Initial public offering (IPO) or stock market launch 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 this process, 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 (share price) and establishing a public market for shares (initial sale). Alternative methods such as the dutch auction have also been explored. In terms of size and public participation, the two most notable examples of this method is the Google IPO and Snapchat's parent company Snap Inc. China has recently emerged as a major IPO market, with several of the largest IPOs taking place in that country.

Altice USA (f/k/a Cablevision or Optimum) is a subsidiary of Altice NV, and an American cable television provider/multiple system operator with systems serving areas surrounding New York City, and in 16 other states through currently independent subsidiary Suddenlink Communications. Excluding Suddenlink, Altice USA is the fifth-largest cable provider and ninth-largest television provider in the United States, with most customers residing in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and parts of Pennsylvania. Altice USA also offers high-speed Internet connections (Optimum Online), digital cable (Optimum TV), and Voice over IP (Optimum Voice) phone service (the eighth-largest telephone provider in the U.S.) through its Optimum brand name; as well as fiber-optic business class data and voice services across the New York area under the Lightpath brand. Altice USA is the successor to Cablevision Systems Corporation, founded by Charles Dolan. On September 17, 2015, Netherlands-based Altice NV announced its intention to acquire Cablevision from the Dolan family nad other public shareholders for $17.7 billion. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 3, 2016 and after approval from various regional regulators such as New Jersey's Board of Public Utilities and the New York Public Service Commission, closed on June 21, 2016. Under the terms of the deal, Altice paid $34.90 in cash for each share in Cablevision and a 22% premium to the company's stock price; Altice also assumed Cablevision's debt. The Cablevision name has been retired, and the company is now known as Altice USA, with Optimum remaining the customer facing brand of the company.