An Initial Public Offering is when the company sells stock for the first time. Money comes in to the

An Initial Public Offering is when the company sells stock for the first time. Money comes in to the business via the stock sells so it grows from the money from the stock.A merger or and acquisition is more appropriate way to grow when the numbers are right. It depends on what the merger or an acquisition is offering. A company that no one knows about might want to merge with a well know company because of easier exposure and an established book of business customers.