Mergers & acquisitions

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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Automatic stay

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

The requirement for a period of time following the submission of a petition for bankruptcy in which all judgments, collection activities, foreclosures, and repossessions of property are suspended and ...

Bankruptcy

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A federal legal proceeding designed to protect the technically or legally insolvent firm from lawsuits by its creditors until a decision can be made to shut down or continue to operate the firm.

Back-end merger

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

The merger following either a single-or two-tier tender offer consisting of either a long-form or short-form merger, with the latter not requiring a target firm shareholder vote.

Bear hug

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A takeover tactic involving the mailing of a letter containing an acquisition proposal to the board of directors of a target company without prior warning and demanding a rapid decision.