This dimension sorts corporate events by their basic type, a merger, an acquisition, a spinoff or an IPO. Wikipedia notes that such transactions "may happen through direct absorption, a merger, a tender offer or a hostile takeover." Browsing by event type keeps corporate events of the same kind grouped together.
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1. Wikipedia: Standard Oil
WikipediaStandard Oil, Breakup sectionQuote, Standard Oil, Breakup section
In 1911, the landmark Supreme Court case Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States found Jersey Standard guilty of anticompetitive practices and ordered it to break up its holdings.
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