From Longman Business Dictionarypathfinder prospectusˈpathfinder proˌspectusFINANCE a document produced by a company when it is inviting the public to buy its shares for the first time. It provides people who may want to buy the shares with information about the company, but does not give the price of the sharesThe company has today published the pathfinder prospectus in connection with its forthcoming listing by way of placing on the London Stock Exchange. → prospectus