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Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
publicly held corporation
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publicly held — Corporation whose stock is held by and available to the public. Shares of publicly held corporations are usually traded on a securities exchange or over the counter Compare corporation (close corporation) … Black's law dictionary
closely held corporation — n: close corporation at corporation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Closely Held Corporation — Any company that has only a limited number of shareholders. Closely held corporation stock is publicly traded on occasion, but not on a regular basis. These entities differ from privately owned firms that issue stock that is not publicly traded.… … Investment dictionary
publicly held — adjective Of a corporation or other business entity, owned by shareholders who may buy or sell their shares to anyone through a stock exchange … Wiktionary
corporation — cor·po·ra·tion /ˌkȯr pə rā shən/ n [Late Latin corporatio, from Latin corporare to form into a body, from corpor corpus body]: an invisible, intangible, artificial creation of the law existing as a voluntary chartered association of individuals… … Law dictionary
closely held corporation — noun stock is publicly traded but most is held by a few shareholders who have no plans to sell • Hypernyms: ↑corporation, ↑corp … Useful english dictionary
corporation, close — n. A corporation whose shares are not publicly traded but instead are held by a small group or a single shareholder who also runs the corporation’s business; also called a closely held corporation. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing … Law dictionary
Corporation — This article is about business corporations. For other uses, see Corporation (disambiguation). Corporate redirects here. For the Bollywood film, see Corporate (film). A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity… … Wikipedia
aggressor corporation — A corporation that attempts to obtain control of a publicly held corporation, often by a direct cash tender or public exchange offer to shareholders, but also possibly by way of merger, which requires agreement or assent of the target s… … Black's law dictionary
aggressor corporation — A corporation that attempts to obtain control of a publicly held corporation, often by a direct cash tender or public exchange offer to shareholders, but also possibly by way of merger, which requires agreement or assent of the target s… … Black's law dictionary
