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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
Asset purchases
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
Transactions in which the acquirer buys all or a portion of the target company's assets and assumes all, some, or none of the target's liabilities.
Asymmetric information
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
Information about a firm that is not equally available to both managers and shareholders.
Cumulative voting rights
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
In an election for a board of directors, each shareholder is entitled to as many votes as equal the number of shares the shareholder owns multiplied by the number of directors to be elected. ...
Definitive agreement of purchase and sale
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
The legal document indicating all of the rights and obligations of the parties both before and after closing.
Deal-structuring process
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
The process focused on satisfying as many of the primary objectives of the parties involved and determining how risk will be shared.
Cram down
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
A legal reorganisation occurring whenever one or more classes of creditors or shareholders approve, even though others may not.
Debtor-in-possession
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
On the filing of a reorganisation petition, the firm's current management remains in place to conduct the ongoing affairs of the firm.
