2. Methods of changing corporate control Aa Aa When two companies get involved in each other's business in any form, structural changes take place in both companies. The following is one way that companies join forces: Two unaffiliated companies establish a formal relationship by contributing financial and/or physical assets to pursue a mutually beneficial goal without combining all their assets The preceding statement best describes a The employees and a small group of managers of Allied Biscuit Company borrowed $23.75 million and purchased its outstanding common stock, with the expectation of making the company more profitable and themselves wealthy. This activity best describes a: O Leveraged buyout O Spin-off