800.220—Party or parties to a transaction.
The terms party to a transaction and parties to a transaction mean:
(a)
In the case of an acquisition of an ownership interest in an entity, the person acquiring the ownership interest, and the person from which such ownership interest is acquired, without regard to any person providing brokerage or underwriting services for the transaction;
(b)
In the case of a merger, the surviving entity, and the entity or entities that are merged into that entity as a result of the transaction;
(c)
In the case of a consolidation, the entities being consolidated, and the new consolidated entity;
(d)
In the case of a proxy solicitation, the person soliciting proxies, and the person who issued the voting interest;
(e)
In the case of the acquisition or conversion of convertible voting instruments, the issuer and the person holding the convertible voting instruments; and
(f)
In the case of any other type of transaction, any person who is in a role comparable to that of a person described in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this section.