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Syndicate

A group of banks that acts jointly, on a temporary basis, to loan money in a bank credit (syndicated credit) or to underwrite a new issue of bonds.

Syndicate

1. In banking, a group of banks that each lend an amount of money to a borrower, all at the same time and for the same purpose. The banks in a syndicate cooperate with each other for the duration of the project, even if they are otherwise competitors. Bank syndicates usually only lend large amounts of money. Every syndicate is a temporary arrangement.

2. In investment banking, a group of underwriters responsible for placing a new issue of a security with investors. As with banking syndicates, the members of an underwriting syndicate work together for the duration of the project. Every syndicate is a temporary arrangement. It is also called a purchase group or a selling syndicate.

syndicate

A combination of investment banking firms that bids on a new security issue and then sells it if the bid is successful. The syndicate disbands when the security offering has been completed. Syndicates are needed to spread the risk and obtain greater financial and marketing resources for large issues. Also called purchase group, underwriting syndicate. See also agreement among underwriters, breaking the syndicate, selling group.

syndicate

To distribute shares of ownership in a partnership or joint venture. For example, a brokerage firm may syndicate ownership in certain oil and gas properties.

Syndicate. When a group of investment banks works together to underwrite and distribute a new security issue, they are acting as a syndicate.

Syndicates are temporary, forming to purchase the securities from the issuer and dissolving once the issue is distributed.

However, new syndicates, involving some of or all the same banks, form on a regular basis to underwrite each new issue. You may also hear these underwriting syndicates called purchase groups, underwriting groups, or distributing syndicates.

In other financial contexts, syndicate may refer to any group of financial institutions that works together on a particular project. Syndicate also describes a group of investors who make a joint investment in a company.

syndicate

A method of selling real property in which a sponsor—the syndicator—sells interests to investors. At one time limited partnerships were the preferred vehicle.Today tenant-in-common properties (TICs) are extremely popular.

Syndicate

What Does Syndicate Mean?

A group of bankers, insurers, and others who work together on a large project. A group of brokers (investment banks) involved in selling an initial public offering (IPO) to the public are known as the selling syndicate.

Investopedia explains Syndicate

The members of a syndicate work together only temporarily. Syndicates are used commonly for large loans or underwritings to reduce the risk that each individual firm must take on.

Related Terms:
• Capital Structure
• Equity
• Initial Public Offering—IPO
• Investment Bank
• Underwriting

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Allotment
Arranger
Book Runner
Bookrunner
Breaking the Syndicate
Divided Account
Lead Arranger
Lead Manager
Lead Underwriter
Lloyd's of London
Managing Underwriter
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Retention
Selling Syndicate
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They say the new purchasing groups would give small businesses the same advantages that large corporations have when buying health care.

HEALTH BILL UNDER NEW ATTACK : STATE OFFICIALS SAY SMALL-BUSINESS ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

Agreements with hospital purchasing groups outline terms and conditions, including pricing, for the acquisition of Pyxis systems by member hospitals.

PYXIS SIGNS GROUP PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH THE ATLANTIC ALLIANCE by PR Newswire

Watch the congressional debate to determine whether participation in health care purchasing groups will be required for some employers based on the size of their work forces.

Health care reform planning checklist by Journal of Accountancy

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