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How Common are Postmerger Divestitures of Acquired Company Units?

M&A Leadership Council

A spin-off is a series of transactions through which a company divests or “spins off” one or more units – typically a small portion of its business with some common theme – by turning them into an independent company and selling the company’s shares to the investing public. Recent U.S. examples include Sara Lee Corp.’s

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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. In a small number of cases, a class of common stock is offered to the public that has no voting rights at all.

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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 She says that their first investment was made in 2004 and three years later the market really started to take off. ‘I

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