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The phrase "a reverse merger" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in the context of business and finance to describe a process where a private company becomes public by acquiring a publicly traded company.
Example: "The startup opted for a reverse merger to quickly access the capital markets without going through the traditional IPO process."
Alternatives: "reverse takeover" or "reverse acquisition".
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- Warburg Pincus LLC is seeking to list portfolio company Shanghai-based cancer treatment firm Hygeia Medical Service Group on China's New Third Board and eventually plans to move the company to the A-share market via a reverse merger.
Allergan moved its head office to Dublin after a reverse merger with the Irish drugmaker Actavis a year ago.
It is called a reverse merger.
Longtop did not go public through a reverse merger.
Alliance came public through a reverse merger with Essential Reality, a public shell company.
In business, the acquisition of a big company by a smaller one is sometimes called a reverse merger.
Through a reverse merger structure, the privately held Getco will gain a public listing, the reports said.
Another alternative way for a company to get a stock market listing is through a reverse merger.
In a reverse merger, a publicly traded company essentially cedes its cash and stock listing to a private company with presumably better prospects.
Using a tactic known as a reverse merger, hundreds of Chinese companies have bought American shell companies, which have a stock-exchange listing but few actual assets.
He has set his sights on a specific group of stocks that access the public markets through a back-door method known as a reverse merger.
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