acquisitionType
P7185
predicate
Indicates the specific kind or category of acquisition relationship that exists between entities (such as a company buying another company, assets, or a controlling stake).
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| acquisitionType canonical | 77 |
| assetTypeAcquired | 3 |
| associatedCompanyAcquisitionType | 2 |
| mergerOrAcquisitionType | 2 |
| acquisitionStructure | 1 |
| associatedWithAcquisitionType | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: acquisitionType
Generated description
Indicates the specific kind or category of acquisition relationship that exists between entities (such as a company buying another company, assets, or a controlling stake).
Sample triples (86)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Zip2 | cash acquisition ⓘ |
| Opsware | corporate acquisition ⓘ |
| Josh Harris-led ownership group | franchise purchase ⓘ |
| Snyder Communications | merger and acquisition ⓘ |
|
TRW Inc.
linked to:
TRW
|
corporate acquisition ⓘ |
| Maxim Integrated | merger ⓘ |
| Zip2 Corporation | cash acquisition ⓘ |
| The Staubach Company | corporate acquisition via predicate surface "mergerOrAcquisitionType" ⓘ |
| Jackson Purchase | land cession ⓘ |
| RJR Nabisco | leveraged buyout ⓘ |
| MedImmune | wholly owned subsidiary ⓘ |
| CPQ | merger via predicate surface "associatedCompanyAcquisitionType" ⓘ |
| Specific Media Group | majority stake in MySpace ⓘ |
| BEAS | merger and acquisition via predicate surface "associatedCompanyAcquisitionType" ⓘ |
|
Voice of Fire
linked to:
Voice of Fire by Barnett Newman
|
purchase ⓘ |
| Slide | corporate acquisition ⓘ |
| Visigenic Software | corporate acquisition ⓘ |
| Scientific Data Systems | corporate acquisition ⓘ |
| Altamira Software | corporate acquisition ⓘ |
| Wildfire Interactive | full acquisition ⓘ |
| Millarworld | intellectual property library ⓘ |
|
BellSouth Corporation
linked to:
BLS
|
merger ⓘ |
| SBC Communications | merger and acquisition-driven growth ⓘ |
| MBNA America | merger ⓘ |
| Blue Poles | purchase ⓘ |
|
Zimride
linked to:
Zimride (with Logan Green)
|
asset acquisition ⓘ |
|
Maxim Integrated
linked to:
MXIM
|
all-stock transaction ⓘ |
| Granite Systems | stock transaction ⓘ |
| Element 14 | corporate acquisition ⓘ |
| Transform Holdco LLC | asset purchase from Sears Holdings estate via predicate surface "acquisitionStructure" ⓘ |
| Le Tote | department store chain ⓘ |
| Alpha Acquico | professional sports league via predicate surface "assetTypeAcquired" ⓘ |
| Alpha Acquico | sports media rights via predicate surface "assetTypeAcquired" ⓘ |
| Alpha Acquico | sports trademarks via predicate surface "assetTypeAcquired" ⓘ |
| Terra Networks | stock deal ⓘ |
| Ybrant Digital | web portal acquisition ⓘ |
| Eaton Vance | all-cash transaction ⓘ |
| PlentyOfFish | cash transaction ⓘ |
| Silicon Image | merger and acquisition ⓘ |
| Terra Firma Capital Partners | leveraged buyout of EMI Group in 2007 ⓘ |
| Edico Genome | corporate acquisition ⓘ |
| Living Videotext | merger or acquisition ⓘ |
| Galyan's | corporate acquisition ⓘ |
| Voice of Fire | purchase ⓘ |
| GearCo, Inc. | corporate acquisition ⓘ |
| Duewag | takeover ⓘ |
| DNNresearch Inc. | corporate acquisition ⓘ |
| McCaw Cellular Communications | stock transaction ⓘ |
| Strikeforce | organizational buyout ⓘ |
| Bookouture | imprint acquisition ⓘ |