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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

[A situation] where a company is sold to a larger firm already well established in a particular business.  2, record 1, English, - trade%20sale

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Although there are a number of alternatives for exiting, most are a variation on a trade sale, or on taking the company public via an IPO.  3, record 1, English, - trade%20sale

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

[...] situation dans laquelle une entreprise est vendue à une société plus large qui est déjà bien établie dans une affaire particulière.  2, record 1, French, - vente%20de%20commerce

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

For various reasons, often relating to the lack of perceived public interest in a certain State enterprise, decision makers may shy away from a flotation. The next most popular choice has been the trade sale, where a buyer usually from within the same industry as the tendered enterprise (or a related industry in the case of a monopoly) is selected by the government to purchase the enterprise outright. States have often opted for a trade sale for industries that at the time of sale were not profitable, but could profitably be incorporated into the existing intrastructre of a larger corporation.  1, record 2, English, - trade%20sale

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish