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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
Consent solicitation
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
A process enabling dissident shareholders in certain states to obtain shareholder support for their proposals by simply obtaining their written consent.
Consent decree
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
Requires the merging parties to divest overlapping businesses or restrict anticompetitive practices.
Conglomerate mergers
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
Transactions in which the acquiring company purchases firms in largely unrelated industries.
Global capital asset pricing model
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
A version of the capital asset pricing model in which a global equity index is used in calculating the equity risk premium.
Functional strategies
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
Description in detail of how each major function (e.g., manufacturing, marketing, and human resources) within the firm will support the business strategy.
Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
Accounting guidelines established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
Globally integrated capital markets
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
Capital markets providing foreigners with unfettered access to local capital markets and local residents to foreign capital markets.
