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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
Self-tender offer
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
A tender offer used when a firm seeks to repurchase its stock from its shareholders.
Right of first refusal
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
A contract clause requiring that a party wishing to leave a joint venture or partnership first offer its interests to other participants in the JV or partnership.
Segmented capital markets
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
Capital markets exhibiting different bond and equity prices in different geographic areas for identical assets in terms of risk and maturity.
Risk-free rate of return
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
The return on a security with an exceedingly low probability of default, such as U.S. Treasury securities, and minimal reinvestment risk.
Risk premium
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
The additional rate of return in excess of the risk-free rate that investors require to purchase a firm's equity. Also called the equity premium.
