Acquisition

Acquisition is the process of taking over a controlling interest (50% or more) in a company such as a startup. Acquisitions can be either for stock or the assets of the target startup.

A startup may contemplate an acquisition of another company in order to diversify or strengthen the startup’s service or product offering.

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Ryan Roberts Startup Lawyer
Ryan Roberts is a startup lawyer with more than two decades of experience advising on venture financings and M&A transactions totaling more than $1 billion. He is the author of the Amazon bestselling startup law book Acceleration.