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1/04/11, 7:51 am

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Can a public company acquire a private company by buying the stock or must they in effect but the assets?

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Either is permissible. The particular circumstances of the deal will dictate a preference. Best wishes, LDWG...

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Lawrence Graves

As a Franchise Attorney I agree with the other attorney answer. They can purchase just the assets or the stock, dependin...

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Kevin B. Murphy

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