With the understanding of how the process of an organization going public

With the understanding of how the process of an organization going public
With the understanding of how the process of an organization going public to the raising capital and financing a corporation. This concept establishes the basis for understanding how a company’s structure affects the way it finances itself, how it needs to communicate to stockholders and bondholders and the regulatory environment which companies exist in currently and in the future.

What is an IPO?
Other than shareholders and regulations what is the difference between a public corporation and a private partnership or corporation?
How does the SEC regulate a company in going “public” and once it is a public entity?
Give an example of a recent IPO (not Twitter or Blue Apron). Why do you think this company went “public”?