Reverse takeover — (reverse IPO) is the acquisition of a public company by a private company to bypass the lengthy and complex process of going public. The transaction typically requires reorganization of capitalization of the acquiring company.ProcessIn a reverse… … Wikipedia
Reverse engineering — is the process of discovering the technological principles of a device, object, or system through analysis of its structure, function, and operation. It often involves taking something (e.g., a mechanical device, electronic component, software… … Wikipedia
Reverse stock split — Reverse stock splitA reverse stock split or reverse split is the opposite of a stock split, i.e. a stock merge: a reduction in the number of shares and an accompanying increase in the share price. [ [http://www.sec.gov/answers/reversesplit.htm… … Wikipedia
reverse — vb 1 Reverse, transpose, invert can all mean to change to the contrary or opposite side or position. Reverse is the most general of these terms, implying a change to the opposite not only in side or position but also in direction, order, sequence … New Dictionary of Synonyms
reverse stock split — n: a method of increasing the value of shares of corporate stock by calling in all outstanding shares and reissuing fewer shares having greater value compare stock split Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Reverse compensation — Reverse compensation, in United States broadcasting, is the practice of a commercial television station paying a television network in exchange for being permitted to affiliate with that network. The word reverse stems from the historical… … Wikipedia
reverse merger — ➔ merger * * * reverse merger UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a situation in which a private company (= one whose shares are not traded on a stock market) buys most of the shares in a public company so that it controls that company and… … Financial and business terms
Reverse electrodialysis — (RED) is the salinity gradient energy retrieved from the difference in the salt concentration between seawater and river water [ [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1980OcEng...7....1L 1980 energy by reverse electrodialysis] ] .In reverse… … Wikipedia
reverse takeover — ➔ takeover * * * Where a company takes over a larger concern or when an unlisted company takes over a concern that is listed on a stock exchange. * * * reverse takeover UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE a situation in which a smaller company buys a… … Financial and business terms
reverse — [n1] opposite about face, antipode, antipole, antithesis, back, bottom, change of mind, contra, contradiction, contradictory, contrary, converse, counter, counterpole, flip flop*, flip side*, inverse, other side, overturning, rear, regression,… … New thesaurus
