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How Common are Postmerger Divestitures of Acquired Company Units?

M&A Leadership Council

A sell-off, which is by far the most common type of divestiture (and the type usually referred to as such), is the sale of one or more company units to another company – for example, when BF Goodrich Corporation sold its JcAIR Test Systems business to Aeroflex Incorporated in 2005. What is a spin-off? . Recent U.S.

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Fifteen ways to raise £1 million in business finance

Growth Business

3) Aquis Stock Exchange Aquis Stock Exchange , run by NEX, allows businesses to raise capital through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). >See 7) Corporate venturing The IBMs and Boeings of this world rely on the ingenuity of small, specialist ventures to create the disruptive technology of tomorrow.

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Transfer Traps: Considerations for Dual-Class Companies Contemplating M&A Transactions

Cooley M&A

The rise of founder-led, venture capital-backed companies in recent years has coincided with a surge of companies implementing dual-class share structures in connection with their initial public offerings. We now turn to the exceptions in dual-class charter transfer provisions that may be available to eliminate this risk.

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