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Reverse Take-Over 

Definition 1
RTO. When a company buys out a larger company, but could also occasionally refer to a private company taking over a publicly listed company. Typically, a public company that is taken over by a private company will remain listed, and the private company will use the acquisition as means of gaining a listing. A reverse take-over is a relatively rare event.

Definition 2
One way for a company to become publicly traded, by acquiring a public company and then installing its own management team and renaming the acquired company. also called reverse acquisition.

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