Are IPO and Going Public the different things?

An initial public  offer is the first sale of shares by a company to the public. When companies go public for the first time, a large issue will probably take the form of an IPO. This is known a flotation. An IPO entails the acquisition by an issuing house of a large block of shares of a company, with view to offering them for sale to the public and investing institutions

Going public refers to a private company 's initial public offering (IPO), as such becoming a publicly traded and owned entity. Business usually go public to raise capital in hopes of expanding.

A company 'goes public' when it offers shares of stock to investors with no direct connection to the company while an IPO is the most common way to 'go public' although it is possible to offer stock to outside investors through private placements An IPO IS done in conjunction with listing stock on an open market , such as the New York Stock Exchange etc.