"Received through": How did a shareholder receive their shares?

When creating or editing a shareholder, you can specify how the shareholder acquired their shares.

Fides provides the following categories:

Purchase of the shares The shareholder acquires existing shares from another shareholder
Incorporation of the companyThe shareholder receives newly issued shares as part of the company's incorporation.
Capital IncreaseThe shareholder receives newly issued shares as part of a capital increase.
MergerThe shareholder receives shares as a result of a merger in accordance with Section 1(1) of the German Transformation Act (Umwandlungsgesetz).
InheritanceThe shareholder acquires existing shares as the legal successor of a deceased shareholder.