No. | Takeover method | Participating company in crisis (5-common, 1-rare) |
1 | conversion of the debt claims on the target company in difficulty into that company’s share capital | 5 |
2 | purchase of fixed assets of the company in difficulty | 5 |
3 | increase of share capital with recapitalization (payment to the company in difficulty) | 4 |
4 | purchase of the target company in difficulty by means of a leveraged buy-out (LBO) | 3 |
5 | agreed takeover of control with minority equity participation but greater voting power | 3 |
6 | combination of stock and asset purchases | 3 |
7 | cash payment to existing owners (cash purchase) | 2 |
8 | gaining control by reducing capital and withdrawing own stocks | 1 |
9 | mutual exchange of stocks when a larger company acquires a smaller controlling stake at the same value of the stocks exchanged | 1 |