Corporate Alliance / Legends The Corporate Alliance was one of the Republic commerce guilds . It was the negotiating body for several of the galaxy ' s largest commercial firms . Headquartered in Murkhana City , Murkhana , its members wielded large financial and economical influence , making the Corporate Alliance a wealthy and influential member of the Galactic Senate . Members and consumers alike were encouraged to identify with the Alliance in a near - religious way . The Alliance was shut down and imperialized by the Galactic Empire following its founding in 19 BBY . History . During the last days of the Galactic Republic , the Corporate Alliance was represented in the Senate by Magistrate Passel Argente , the chairman of its largest member company , Lethe Merchandising . In 27 BBY , they were engaged in a mineral - rights dispute with the Brolf i on Barlok . Like its contemporaries , the Trade Federation and InterGalactic Banking Clan , the Corporate Alliance maintained its own security forces to defend its interests , and like the Trade Federation , it was ruled by a directorate . Originally , its forces were used to enforce its expansionistic and often unfair business practices on Outer Rim worlds . This is what spurred the development of weapons such as the NR - N99 " Persuader " - class droid enforcer . Over time , the Corporate Alliance grew frustrated with the Senate ' s limitations on its actions . It supported the Trade Federation ' s invasion of Naboo , and eventually aligned itself with Count Dooku ' s emerging Separatist movement with the promise of unlimited profit under a new government . The Corporate Alliance would remain a silent supporter of the Separatists and regulated the distribution of retail products in favor of the Confederacy . During the Separatist Crisis , the Alliance took an increasingly aggressive stance against organizations it perceived as a threat . NR - N99 " Persuader " - class droid enforcers attacked a slicer compound in the Fakir sector after Alliance clerk Denlace Sachoore , based on an asteroid in that area , was found embezzling data . Twenty - five cybernetic data thieves were killed in the assault , though Alliance executives continued to demonstrate that the actions of the tank droids fell within legal boundaries . During the Clone Wars , the Corporate Alliance pledged its security forces to the military of the Confederacy , most notably its deadly " Persuader " - class droid enforcers , while Alliance " Fantail " - class destroyers joined the Confederate Navy . Heavy units , including artillery droids , supplied by the Corporate Alliance were used across the galaxy , from Geonosis to Sarapin . Magistrate Argente , leader of the Alliance , took personal command of Merai ' s forces during the First Battle of Kamino , though the assault on Tipoca City ended in failure . The Corporate Alliance also funded and marketed both anti - Jedi and anti - Republic propaganda which helped keep the public in Confederate territory pro - war . Following the deaths of Argente and his chief aide Denaria Kee during the Mission to Mustafar , as well as the assault on their headquarters at Murkhana , the Corporate Alliance faded into oblivion and its remaining assets were absorbed by the Galactic Empire . Those that remained independent of the growing Imperial military - industrial complex sought refuge with the like - minded Corporate Sector Authority in the Corporate Sector , and were eventually absorbed into the organization . Behind the scenes . The Corporate Alliance has several real - world parallels , notably the Canadian Industrial Alliance and a company called the Corporate Alliance that acts as a negotiating body for many real - world companies .