Mergers, acquisitions and startup deals, and what they mean.
The legal mechanics behind deal headlines: who survives, how shares are exchanged, why most public deals are reverse triangular mergers, and what happens to the name and ticker.
A spin-off turns one holding into two. What the record date and distribution ratio mean, why the parent trades two ways for a few days, and how to split your cost basis.
You usually do nothing and your broker swaps the shares at closing. This guide explains the consideration, the timing and what the tax section of the proxy says.
How a 1-for-10 or 1-for-50 reverse split changes your holdings, what happens to fractional shares, and why the $1 listing rules now limit how often companies can use one.
Shares of a company in Chapter 11 can keep trading, but the reorganization plan usually cancels them. Why the absolute priority rule decides this and where to read your company's plan.
Deals, closings, layoffs and bankruptcies all reach SEC EDGAR as 8-Ks first. Here is how to scan the item numbers, find the exhibits and search filings yourself.
The gap between the market price and the deal price is called the spread. It reflects time to closing and the risk that regulators, financing or a vote stop the deal.
Holders who think a cash buyout is too cheap can ask a court to decide the price. Here is how Section 262 works, the demand and 120-day deadlines, and the 1% or $1 million rule.
Paper certificates turn up in drawers and estates. How to trace the issuer through mergers and name changes, check state unclaimed property and move the shares to a broker.
A buyer is offering cash for your shares directly. Here is how the Schedule TO process runs, what the minimum condition means and what happens to shares that are not tendered.
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