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<p>company acquires a public company. This is usually done at the instigation of the private company, the purpose being for the private company to effectively <a href="page.php?w=Float_%28finance%29">float</a> itself while avoiding some of the expense and time involved in a conventional <a href="page.php?w=initial_public_offering">IPO</a>. However, in the <a href="page.php?w=United_Kingdom">UK</a> under <a href="page.php?w=Alternative_Investment_Market">AIM</a> rules, a reverse takeover is an acquisition or acquisitions in a twelve-month period</p><p>
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