by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Transactions, Antitrust, & Securities Law
What is an Institutional Buyout (IBO)?An institutional buyout takes place when an institutional investor like venture capital company, financial organization, etc. acquires a controlling interest in a firm. Buyouts can be seen in the case of public firms that are...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Transactions, Antitrust, & Securities Law
What is a Seasoned Issue? A seasoned issue is a type of secondary issue of stock or additional issues of stock by a company that is already listed on the stock exchange. When a listed company decides to issue additional securities in the market, or trade outstanding...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Transactions, Antitrust, & Securities Law
What is a Dilutive Acquisition?In a business or company acquisition, the earnings per share (EPS) of the acquiring firm can either decrease or increase depending on the type of acquisition. The dilutive acquisition is one which the EPS of the acquirer declines, there...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Transactions, Antitrust, & Securities Law
What is a Stock Appreciation Right?A stock appreciation right (SAR) refers to a financial incentive offered to employees that is equivalent to the increase in the value of a company’s stock over a given period of time. Just like employee stock options, employees...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Transactions, Antitrust, & Securities Law
What is a Spinoff?A spinoff refers to a process of creating a new company from an existing one through the division or separation of a subsidiary from a parent company. A spinoff can also occur when a new product is created from an old one, either through the...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Transactions, Antitrust, & Securities Law
What is a Spin Out?A spinout is also known as a spin-off or starburst. It is a process whereby a new business entity emerges from an existing business. When an existing business, often a parent company slits up its parts, divisions, subsidiaries or units, to create a...
