The International Monetary Fund (“IMF”) defines foreign direct investment (“FDI”) as a “cross-border investment” in which an investor that is “resident in one economy [has] control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an...
corporations
Form 10-Q
Form 10-Q is a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) periodic report that public companies file to disclose the results of their business operation for their past fiscal quarter.
The disclosures in a 10-Q are similar to...
Form 8-K
Form 8-K is a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) periodic report that public companies file to disclose material changes. Unlike Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, which are filed annually and quarterly, respectively, a public company files a...
Form S-4
Form S-4 is the registration statement that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires reporting companies to file in order to publicly offer new securities pursuant to a merger or acquisition.
Section 5 of the...
franchise
Franchise has different meanings under the law:
Franchise is commonly used to refer to a relationship wherein a business organization, called a franchiser, in exchange for a fee and with the franchisor's guidance, allows another...franchise agreement
A franchise agreement is a contract under which the franchisor grants the franchisee the right to operate a business, or offer, sell, or distribute goods or services identified or associated with the franchisor’s trademark. In exchange, the...
franchise tax
The franchise tax is a kind of tax that is imposed by state law on businesses or corporations chartered within that state. The states charge this tax for the right of the business or corporation to exist as a legal entity and to do business...
franchisee
The franchisee is one of the parties to the franchise agreement, under which the franchiser grants a franchise to the franchisee. The franchisee may be a natural person or entity.
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franchiser
A franchiser, also spelled franchisor, is one of the parties to the franchise agreement, under which the franchisee is granted a franchise. The franchisor may be a natural person or entity.
Under the FTC’s Franchise Rule, a...
freeze-out provision
Freeze-out provision is part of a corporate charter that allows an acquiring company, during a freeze-out merger, to buy the stock of minority shareholders in exchange for fair cash value for a certain period of time, usually two to five...