what happens to the remaining unsold stocks of an IPO?

Felicita asks:
A very big company is puting in the market 600 million shares as an IPO offering. only 31% has been subscribed.
A very big company is puting in the market 600 million shares as an IPO offering. only 31% has been subscribed.
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When a company offer an IPO (Initial public offering) there must be some banking or non banking financial institutes who manage this if the shares under subscribes than the remaining shares must be purchasen by that managers/ organisers.
The unsold IPO stocks are taken up by the underwriter, usually a bank or financial institution that was actively involved in the IPO process