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> fakebook [sic]

That name is meaningless and generally just juvenile. It makes it hard to take you seriously when you do this.

This is also not an appropriate use of "sic".

> Although, I've seen a few deals structured in a way to make it seem like a smaller company is buying a larger one to avoid a review [at&t <-> SBC, Sears Holdings <-> K-Mart].

Smaller companies buying larger companies don't skip regulatory scrutiny. It's a fairly common practice to structure mergers this way, but not because it changes the level of regulator involvement.



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