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stock acquisition

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A quick definition of stock acquisition:

Stock acquisition is when someone buys all or most of the shares of a company directly from its shareholders. This is also called a takeover. It is different from asset acquisition, which is when someone buys the assets of a company instead of its shares.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Stock acquisition, also known as share acquisition, refers to the process of acquiring a corporation by purchasing all or most of its outstanding shares directly from the shareholders. This is often done as a takeover strategy.

Examples: When Company A wants to acquire Company B, it can do so by purchasing all or most of Company B's outstanding shares from its shareholders. This would be considered a stock acquisition. Another example would be if an individual investor wanted to acquire a controlling interest in a publicly traded company by purchasing a large number of its shares.

Explanation: In a stock acquisition, the acquiring company gains control of the target company by purchasing its shares from its shareholders. This allows the acquiring company to take over the target company's operations and assets without having to go through the process of acquiring them individually. This can be a quicker and more efficient way to gain control of a company, but it can also be more expensive as the acquiring company must pay a premium for the shares it is acquiring.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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[] baddestbunny
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23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
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Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
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windyMagician
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reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
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NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
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let’s get after it boys and girls
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I gtg to bed soon.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
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also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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