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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.

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Mergers & acquisitions

Secondary public offering

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A stock offering by a private company that had previously been a public company.

Security agreement

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A legal document stipulating which of the borrower's assets are pledged to secure the loan.

Reverse triangular merger

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

The merger of the target with a subsidiary of the acquiring firm, with the target surviving.

Secured debt

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

Debt backed by the borrower's assets.

Control premium

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

The excess over the target's current share price the acquirer is willing to pay to gain a controlling interest. A pure control premium is one in which the anticipated synergies are small and the ...

Cost leadership

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A strategy designed to make a firm the cost leader in its market by constructing efficient production facilities, tightly controlling overhead expense, and eliminating marginally profitable customer ...

Contingent value rights (CVR)

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

Commitments by the issuing company to pay additional cash or securities to the holder of the CVR if the share price of the issuing company falls below a specified level at some future date.

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