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: Initial public offering
WikipediaInitial public offering, History sectionQuote, Initial public offering, History section
In the United States, the first IPO was the public offering of Bank of North America around 1783.
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