Crossover Investor

A crossover investor manages to buy stock before a company’s initial public offering (IPO), as well as during the offering and after. Perhaps the investor is an employee of the company buying out their own stock options, or a venture capitalist...or they have a crystal ball and know it would be a smart move to get in early, and that the IPO will be successful.

They will have "crossed over" the threshold, going from private to public.

Anyone have a wine glass to step on?