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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
Golden parachutes
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
Employee severance arrangements that are triggered whenever a change in control takes place.
Greenmail
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
The practise of a firm buying back its shares at a premium from an investor threatening a takeover.
Goodwill
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets on the acquisition date.
Operating synergy
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
Increased value resulting from a combination of businesses due to such factors as economies of scale and scope.
Prepackaged bankruptcies
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
A situation in which the failing firm starts negotiating with its creditors well in advance of filing for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy in order to reach agreement on major issues before formally filing ...
Operational restructuring
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
The outright or partial sale of companies or product lines or downsizing by closing unprofitable or nonstrategic facilities.
Poison pills
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
A new class of securities issued as a dividend by a company to its shareholders, giving shareholders rights to acquire more shares at a discount.
