The acquisition of a public company by a private company, allowing the private...

The process by which a company merges itself into a smaller company, normally in order to assume majority control of a publicly-trade entity.

This is when a private company with assets merges into a publicly traded company with little or no assets. The assets of the public company have to be entrusted, but now the owners of the stock of the private company can now sell their stock. This shortens the time normally needed for a public stock registration.

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