A Reverse Merger is a process that allows a private company to become a publicly traded company in rapid fashion by buying control of an existing publicly held "shell" corporation and merging its business into it. A "shell" corporation is a publicly traded company that no longer has an operating business and has no or just nominal assets. The following is a list of some well known companies that became publicly held corporations by virtue of a reverse merger:
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Blockbuster Entertainment Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. Occidental Petroleum Corporation Tandy Corporation (Radio Shack) The New York Stock Exchange
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