Acquisition Types/Terms/Status/Disposition

Acquisition Types

acquisition_type

humanized

description

acquisition

Acquisition

Acquisition of the Organization in its entirety.

acquihire

Acqui-Hire

Acquisition of the Organization for the primary purpose of acquiring the talent.

lbo

LBO

Leveraged Buy-Out

merge

Merger

management_buyout

Management Buyout

Acquisition Terms

acquisition_terms

humanized

description

cash

cash

Acquired for all cash

stock

stock

Acquired for stock

cash_and_stock

cash_and_stock

Acquired for a combination of cash and stock

Acquisition Status

status

humanized

description

pending

Pending

Announced but not yet complete

complete

Complete

Completed and closed

Disposition of Acquired Entity

disposition_of_acquired

humanized

description

separate_entity

Separate Entity

The acquired Organization is maintained as a separate legal entity

product

Product

The acquired Organization is rolled into the acquirer as a Product

division

Division

The acquired Organization becomes a Division of the acquirer

subsidiary

Subsidiary

The acquired Organization becomes a Subsidiary of the acquirer

combined

Combined

The acquired Organization is combined / merged with the acquirer