Mergers & acquisitions

Mergers & acquisitions

Referring to the aspect of corporate strategy, finance and management that deals with the buying, selling or combining of different companies that can assist a growing company to grow rapidly without having to create another business entity.

Industry: Banking; Business services

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Mergers & acquisitions

Merger of equals

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A merger framework usually applied whenever the merger participants are comparable in size, competitive position, profitability, and market capitalization.

Merger–acquisition plan

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A specific type of implementation strategy that describes in detail the motivation for the acquisition and how and when it will be achieved.

Minority discount

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

The reduction in the value of their investment in a firm because the minority investors cannot direct the activities of the firm.

Mezzanine financing

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

Capital that in liquidation has a repayment priority between senior debt and common stock.

Minimum offer price

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

The target's stand-alone or present value or its current market value.

Merger

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A combination of two or more firms in which all but one legally cease to exist.

Staggered board election

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A takeover defence involving the division of the firm's directors into a number of different classes, with no two classes up for reelection at the same time. Also called a classified board.