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Equity
Stock and shareholder-equity instruments — share classes, voting rights, buybacks, employee equity.
- What Happens to Your Shares in a Merger When a company merges, your shares either convert to cash, become shares of a new entity, or a mix of both. We explain the four main outcomes and how merger ratios work.
- What Happens When an IPO Is Oversubscribed When an IPO is oversubscribed, demand exceeds shares on offer. Underwriters allocate shares by priority, may raise the price, and execute the greenshoe option to stabilize trading.
- What to Check in a Depositary Receipt Prospectus Key clauses to review before buying an ADR. Learn what to check in an ADR prospectus: depositary ratio, fees, voting rights, and termination rules.
- When to Exercise Appraisal Rights After a Merger When to exercise appraisal rights in a merger: evaluating the financial case, costs, risks, and timing for pursuing statutory appraisal.
- Whitewash Resolution Shareholder vote that waives mandatory bid rules when a related party's share issue would trigger takeover thresholds.
- Why Companies Withdraw an IPO Filing The common reasons a company withdraws its SEC registration statement — poor demand, market volatility, and valuation gaps — and what happens next.
- Written Consent Right Mechanism enabling shareholders to act on company matters without convening a formal meeting, via signed written consent.
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