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: Mergers and acquisitions
WikipediaMergers and acquisitions, History sectionQuote, Mergers and acquisitions, History section
The Great Merger Movement was a predominantly U.S. business phenomenon that happened from 1895 to 1905.
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