Official List: related pages

UKLA (UK Listing Authority)
The FSA acting in its role as the regulator of listings for trading on exchanges in the UK.
Shell company
A listed shell is a company that has no assets or operations but is listed: a likely target for a reverse takeover.
Cash shell
A company with some assets or cash, but whose main value nonetheless lies in its listing.
Take private
The purchase of and de-listing of a company so it returns to being a privately held company.
Reverse takeover
A takeover in which control of the combined business goes to the shareholders and management of the "acquired" business.
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