1. Reverse Takeover https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

2. Opto-isolator - Notes 1 Jump up ^ Vactec was purchased by EG&G (Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier, Inc.), a defense contractor, in 1983. In 1999 EG&G purchased formerly independent PerkinElmer, and changed own name PerkinElmer (see reverse takeover). An unrelated company, Silonex (a division of Carlyle Group) brands its photoresistive opto-isolators Audiohm Optocouplers. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

3. Mergers and acquisitions - Acquisition 1 This is known as a reverse takeover https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

4. Dentsply - History 1 In 1993 after it acquired 'Gendex Corp' in a reverse takeover it went public on the Nasdaq. The new company then purchased medical x-ray tubes supplier Eureka X-Ray Inc. which was key since Gendex was a major manufacturer of x-ray systems (Eureka X-Ray was later sold in 1994).[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_ m0EIN/is_1994_Nov_23/ai_15905556/ Varian Completes Purchase] https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

5. 7digital - Corporate history 1 On 25th November 2013, UBC Media announced an intention to acquire 7 Digital Group Inc by way of a reverse takeover. http://www.ubcmedia.com/assets/Interims%2 0FY1314_993_1.pdfhttp://uk.finance.yahoo.c om/news/ubc-media-buy-7digital-group- 112500955.htmlhttp://online.wsj.com/article/B T-CO-20131125- 700381.htmlhttp://www.theguardian.com/med ia/2013/nov/25/7-digital-ubc-media https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

6. Takeover - Reverse takeovers 1 A reverse takeover is a type of takeover where a private company acquires a public company https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

7. Takeover - All share deals 1 A takeover, particularly a reverse takeover, may be financed by an all share deal. The bidder does not pay money, but instead issues new shares in itself to the shareholders of the company being acquired. In a reverse takeover the shareholders of the company being acquired end up with a majority of the shares in, and so control of, the company making the bid. The company has managerial rights. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

8. Merger - Acquisition 1 This is known as a 'reverse takeover' https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

9. T-Mobile US - Merger with MetroPCS Communications 1 The deal was structured as a reverse takeover; the combined company went Public company|public on the New York Stock Exchange as TMUS and became known as T-Mobile US Inc https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

10. Celcom - History 1 During the Asian financial crisis in 1997, Celcom's owner, Tan Sri Tajudin Ramli suffered a debt crunch, and his shareholding in Celcom was seized by Danaharta, the national asset restructuring company. Failure to resolve his debts resulted in the controlling stake in Celcom being sold to Telekom Malaysia, the government-owned incumbent fixed line operator in 2003. Telekom Malaysia proceeded to merge Celcom with its own mobile-operator subsidiary TMTouch through a reverse takeover of TMTouch. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

11. MetroPCS 1 The deal was structured as a reverse takeover; following the closure of the merger on May 1, 2013, the combined company, now known as T-Mobile US, Inc., began trading on the New York Stock Exchange as TMUS.Rodriguez, Salvador https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

12. International Controls Corporation - Later history 1 In 1989, Goldberg engineered the reverse takeover of Checker Motors Corporation of Kalamazoo, Michigan, leaving ICC in control of two subsidiaries, Checker Motors and Great Dane Trailers https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

13. Spin out - Mirror company formation 1 It works by an existing public company issuing a bonus share at a rate of 1 for 1 in the new company. This new company is then sold to another company that does not want to go through the complex and expensive process of issuing a prospectus (finance)|prospectus. The company that purchases the 'shell' then does a reverse takeover, to transfer an operating business into the new company. This is often called a backdoor listing. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

14. Tyco International - 1990s 1 In July 1997, Tyco merged by reverse takeover with smaller publicly traded security services company named ADT Limited, controlled by Michael Ashcroft, Baron Ashcroft|Lord Ashcroft https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

15. The ADT Corporation - History 1 By the mid-1990s, ADT surpassed the one million customer milestone. In 1997, ADT was purchased by Tyco International|Tyco by means of a reverse takeover, thus allowing Tyco a Bermudan tax status. ADT Limited changed its name to Tyco International Ltd. Lord Ashcroft joined the board of Tyco, although he had quickly disposed of a large amount of his Tyco stock taken in payment for the purchase of ADT.[http://www.adt.com/about-adt/history Our History] https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

16. Datapoint - Divestiture 1 In February 2003, Dynacore engaged in a reverse takeover of 'The CattleSale Company.' Asher Edelman now sits in CattleSale's board of directors. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

17. Bristow Helicopters - History 1 In 1996 Bristow Helicopters was purchased by Offshore Logistics, an United States|American offshore helicopter operator, and was structured as a reverse takeover. The group now operates and maintains a global fleet of over 400 aircraft. In 2006 Offshore Logistics re- branded itself as 'The Bristow Group'. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

18. Reverse merger - Process 1 In a reverse takeover, shareholders of the private company purchase control of the public shell (corporation)|shell company and then merge it with the private company https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

19. Reverse merger - Process 1 This share exchange and change of control completes the reverse takeover, transforming the formerly privately held company into a publicly held company. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

20. Reverse merger - Benefits 1 While the process of going public and raising capital is combined in an IPO, in a reverse takeover, these two functions are separate https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

21. Reverse merger - Benefits 1 In a reverse takeover, since the deal rests solely between those controlling the public and private companies, market conditions have little bearing on the situation. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

22. Reverse merger - Benefits 1 By contrast, a reverse takeover can be completed in as little as thirty days. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

23. Reverse merger - Drawbacks 1 Reverse takeovers always come with some history and some shareholders. Sometimes this history can be bad and manifest itself in the form of currently sloppy records, pending lawsuits and other unforeseen liabilities. Additionally, these shells may sometimes come with angry or deceitful shareholders who are anxious to dump their stock at the first chance they get. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

24. Reverse merger - Future financing 1 The greater number of financing options available to publicly held companies is a primary reason to undergo a reverse takeover. These financing options include: https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

25. Reverse merger - Examples 1 *Eddie Stobart in a reverse takeover with Westbury Property Fund allowing transport by ship, road, rail, or boat to and within the UK, using only one company. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

26. Private investment in public equity - PIPEs and mergers and acquisitions 1 Many reverse takeover|reverse mergers are accompanied by a simultaneous PIPE transaction, which is typically undertaken by smaller public companies. Shares are sold at a slight discount to the public market price, and the company typically agrees to use its best efforts to register the resale of those same securities for the benefit of the purchaser. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

27. Australian corporate law - Directors' duties 1 In The Duke Group Ltd v Pilmer(1999) 17 ACLC 1329, http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi- bin/sinodisp/au/cases/cth/HCATrans/1999/ 351.html?stem=0synonyms=0query=title( Pilmer%20and%20Duke%20) a director of Duke Holdings Ltd, and a Duke Group employee, became a director of Kia Ora, a mining business, in a reverse takeover https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

28. Lloyds TSB 1 The CG acquisition gave Lloyds a large stake in the UK Mortgage loan|mortgage lending market.[http://www.cheltglos.co.uk/about- candg.html About CG] Cheltenham and Gloucester (retrieved 11 October 2008) The TSB merger was structured as a reverse takeover; Lloyds Bank Plc was delisted from the London Stock Exchange and TSB Group plc was renamed Lloyds TSB Group plc on 28 December, with former Lloyds Bank shareholders owning a 70% equity interest in the share capital https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

29. Reverse IPO 1 A 'reverse takeover' or 'reverse merger takeover' (reverse Initial public offering|IPO) is the acquisition of a public company by a private company so that the private company can bypass the lengthy and complex process of going public. The transaction typically requires reorganization of capitalization of the acquiring company. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

30. SoftQuad Software - SoftQuad goes Public 1 In 1992, SoftQuad went public on the Vancouver Stock Exchange through a reverse takeover of BC's Hatco.[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_ m0NEW/is_1992_Dec_16/ai_13090319] https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

31. Merger and acquisitions - Acquisition 1 This is known as a reverse takeover https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

32. WebTrain - History 1 On November 20, 2000, Raystar Enterprises Ltd. announced their intentions of a reverse takeover transaction. The transaction failed as the dotcom bubble|Internet tech bubble burst during the transaction period. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

33. T-Mobile HotSpot - Merger with MetroPCS Communications 1 The deal was structured as a reverse takeover; the combined company went Public company|public on the New York Stock Exchange as TMUS and became known as T-Mobile US Inc https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

34. History of personal computers - IBM clones, Apple back into profitability 1 In December 1996 Apple bought NeXT and in what has been described as a reverse takeover, Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997 https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

35. Boddingtons Brewery - Mergers and acquisitions 1 In 1987 the company rejected a £270million reverse takeover bid by Midsummer Leisure. By this time Boddingtons had a tied estate of 520 pubs. In 1988 the company closed the Oldham Brewery with the loss of 70 jobs, and shed 140 transport jobs at Higsons and Strangeways by contracting out delivery work to TNT N.V.|TNT. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

36. British Car Auctions - History 1 By 1995, Belize-based Hawley Goodall had undertaken a reverse takeover of ADT Security Services, and renamed itself ADT https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

37. Optare - Darwen takeover 1 Optare initially remained an independent company but by 17 July 2008, a reverse takeover by Darwen Group had been completed https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

38. White knight (business) - Examples of white knights 1 * 1982 - AlliedSignal|Allied Corporation buys Bendix Corporation in a situation involving the Pac-Man defense. Allied is drafted in when the company that Bendix tries a hostile takeover on fights back by buying up Bendix stock in attempt to create a reverse takeover|reverse hostile takeover. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

39. Associated Television - End of franchise 1 ACC later divested itself of the remainder of Central after the Australian investor Robert Holmes à Court staged a boardroom coup and forced Grade to cede control.[http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/f ortune_archive/1985/08/19/66315/ AUSTRALIA'S ACQUISITIVE RECLUSE]Grade is ousted in £37 m ACC takeoverBrown, MaggieThe Guardian (1959-2003); 15 January 1982;IBA gives ACC go- aheadThe Guardian (1959-2003); 2 June 1982; ACC remained in control of ITC and Stoll-Moss Theatres until 1988 when The Bell Group, the owners of ITC were taken over by the Bond Corporation.Holmes à Court announces reverse takeover at Bell.Richard Battley https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

40. Cineworld - History 1 On 27 February 2014 Cineworld completed the takeover of Cinema City International|Cinema City International N.V..http://www.cineworldplc.com/download/pdf/20 13-Prelim-Announcement.pdf In what can be seen to be a partial reverse takeover, the Greidinger family (who owned a controlling 54% stake in Cinema City International) hold a controlling bloc as the largest shareholders in the newly formed company.http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2014/01/ 12/israels-mooky-greidinger-agrees-to-sell- cinema-city-chain-of-movie-theatres-to-uk-based- cineworld-for-923-million-in-cash-and-stock/ https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

41. Charlotte/Douglas International Airport - 2005 and Beyond 1 Following America West Airlines' acquisition of US Airways in a reverse takeover, Charlotte (CLT) remains the primary domestic hub for the airline. However, the majority of US Airways' international routes are served out of the airline's second-largest hub, Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia. In April 2007, Charlotte was the fastest growing airport in the US. and is among the 30 busiest airports in the world in terms of passenger traffic. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

42. US Airways - US Airways/America West merger 1 On May 19, 2005, both airlines officially announced the merger deal, structured as a reverse takeover https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

43. Tetrisphere - Development 1 H2O, which had completed a reverse takeover with Canadian Entech Resources Inc., began working exclusively for Nintendo during the game's development. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

44. Lloyds Bank - Lloyds TSB 1 The CG acquisition gave Lloyds a large stake in the UK Mortgage loan|mortgage lending market.[http://www.cheltglos.co.uk/about- candg.html About CG] Cheltenham and Gloucester (retrieved 11 October 2008) The TSB merger was structured as a reverse takeover; Lloyds Bank Plc was delisted from the London Stock Exchange and TSB Group plc was renamed Lloyds TSB Group plc on 28 December, with former Lloyds Bank shareholders owning a 70% equity interest in the share capital, effected through a scheme of arrangement https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

45. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts - Initial public offering 1 The plan called for KKR to complete a reverse takeover of its listed affiliate KKR Private Equity Investors in exchange for a 21% interest in the firm.[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/28/b usiness/28kkr.html After Delay, KKR Finds a Way to Go Public] https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

46. Ron Dennis - Early life 1 Effectively a reverse takeover, it heralded the arrival of the rebranded McLaren International operation and ultimately placed the thirty-four-year-old in full control of the outfit https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

47. Robert Holmes à Court - The Bell Group 1 In 1973, Holmes à Court's Albany Woollen Mills|AWM acquired Bell Brothers, a well known West Australian transport and contracting group, for $9.6 million, through a reverse takeover. Bell brothers would ultimately become his flagship company as Bell Resources. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

48. Rodime 1 In 2000, Rodime PLC performed a reverse takeover of the Littlewoods gaming business, thus changing its principal business to gaming and betting. Soon after, it changed its name to Sportech PLC. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

49. Guinness Brewery - History 1 In 1983 a non-family chief executive Ernest Saunders was appointed and arranged the reverse takeover of the leading Scotch whisky producer Distillers Company|Distillers in 1986. Saunders was then asked to resign following revelations that the Guinness stock price had been illegally manipulated (see Guinness share- trading fraud). https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

50. Investment Canada 1 This means effectively, that Canada is open to reverse takeover by stealth https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

51. TPG Telecom - History 1 In 2007, TPG took a 70 per cent controlling interest in then struggling Adelaide internet provider Chariot. David Teoh shored up TPG's role as Chariot's parent company a year later, in April 2008, and then quickly followed up with the $225 million reverse takeover of SP Telemedia to bring Soul, Chariot and TPG under the one banner. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

52. Bovis Lend Lease - 1885 to 2000 1 After a number of housing acquisitions, Sanderson attempted to obtain control of Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company|PO by means of a reverse takeover https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

53. Alliance Boots - Acquisition by Stefano Pessina and KKR 1 The reverse takeover and subsequent privatisation was dubbed as the best deal ever struck by a managing partner at a private equity firm in June 2008. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

54. Yorkshire Television - Trident Television 1 17; following a reverse takeover Yorkshire Television was effectively merged with its neighbour ITV Tyne Tees|Tyne Tees Television, when the two were brought under the control of Trident Television Limited, a company formed to deal with the problem of effective ownership of the Bilsdale transmitter and the allocation of airtime https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

55. History of ITV - Before the 1979 dispute 1 The IBA during this period allowed Yorkshire and Tyne Tees Television to consolidate slightly into a new venture: Trident Television. Trident originally managed advertising sales for Tyne Tees and Yorkshire but was allowed a reverse takeover of both companies; Tyne Tees and Yorkshire did however retain their own studio bases, management, boards and on-screen identity.[http://www.tynetees.tv/about/about_h istory-2.htm Tyne Tees TV official website], accessed 12 June 2006. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

56. Schering-Plough - Pharmaceuticals and consumer products 1 On March 9, 2009 it was announced that Schering-Plough and Merck were to merge. On November 4, 2009 Schering- Plough merged with Merck Co. and through a reverse takeover|reverse merger Merck became a subsidiary of Schering- Plough, which renamed itself Merck. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

57. International Power - History 1 In August 2010 the company announced a tie-up with GDF Suez via a reverse takeover whereby GDF Suez transferred its Energy International Business Areas (outside Europe) and certain assets in the UK and Turkey to International Power in exchange for 70% of the stock of the combined entity https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

58. Rupert Lowe - Southampton Football Club 1 In the mid-1990s, the Saints board were looking to float the club on the London Stock Exchange, a long and costly procedure. Therefore they attempted a 'reverse takeover' as a way to reduce costs. They needed to find a company that had already floated and take it over while effectively being taken over themselves. Lowe's Secure Retirements, which ran Nursing homes, was a perfect candidate. The resultant group was renamed Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

59. CancerVax 1 'CancerVax' was an American pharmaceutical company founded in 1998 by Donald Morton. The company sought to develop a vaccine for cancer, and had candidates for melanoma reach Clinical_trial#Phase_III|phase III clinical trials. When those trials proved unsuccessful in 2005, the company soon underwent a reverse takeover with Micromet. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

60. Nuvelo 1 'Nuvelo Inc.' was a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of drugs for acute cardiovascular disease, cancer and other debilitating medical conditions. Corporate officers included Chairman Dr. George Rathmann (founder and CEO of Amgen), CEO Dr. Ted Love, and Executive Vice President Research Development Dr. Michael Levy. On January 27, 2009, the company was acquired by ARCA Biopharma, Inc. in a reverse takeover transaction. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-reverse-takeover-toolkit.html

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