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Reverse merger

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-005437

A transaction where a private company acquires a public company, with the private company's shareholders becoming the controlling shareholders of the publicly traded entity. This method allows the private company to become publicly traded without undergoing a traditional initial public offering (IPO). The private company essentially uses the public company's existing stock exchange listing, often involving a shell corporation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-005437
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-005437",
  "term": "Reverse merger",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A transaction where a private company acquires a public company, with the private company's shareholders becoming the controlling shareholders of the publicly traded entity. This method allows the private company to become publicly traded without undergoing a traditional initial public offering (IPO). The private company essentially uses the public company's existing stock exchange listing, often involving a shell corporation.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/reverse-merger/"
}

Record 4,374 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.