When a takeover company issues additional shares to fund the acquisition of the shares in a target company this is called:

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Issuing additional shares to fund the acquisition of another company is known as an equity-funded takeover. The takeover company is using its own equity to purchase the shares of the target company. Seasoned share offerings refer to the sale of additional shares by a company that has already gone public, while an initial share takeover and a rights offering are not relevant to this scenario.

When a Takeover Company Issues Additional Shares to Fund the Acquisition