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

Acquisition

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

The purchase by one company of a controlling ownership interest in another firm, a legal subsidiary of another firm, or selected assets of another firm.

Antitrust laws

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

Federal laws prohibiting individual corporations from assuming too much market power.

Acquirer

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A firm that attempts to acquire a controlling interest in another company.

Acquisition vehicle

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

The legal structure used to acquire another company.

Consolidation

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A business combination involving two or more companies joining to form a new company, in which none of the combining firms survive.

Confidentiality agreement

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A mutually binding accord defining how information exchanged among the parties may be used and the circumstances under which the discussions may be made public. Also known as a nondisclosure ...