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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
Enterprise value
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
Viewed from the liability side of the balance sheet, it is the sum of the market or present value of a firm's common equity plus preferred stock and long-term debt. For simplicity, other long-term ...
Equity beta
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
A measure of the risk of a stock's financial returns, as compared with the risk of the financial returns to the general stock market, which in turn is affected by the overall economy.
Exit strategy
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
A strategy enabling investors to realise their required returns by undertaking an initial public offering or selling to a strategic buyer.
Enterprise cash flow
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
Cash available to shareholders and lenders after all operating obligations of the firm have been satisfied.
Equity carve-out
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
A transaction in which the parent firm issues a portion of its stock or that of a subsidiary to the public.
Equity cash flow
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
Cash available to common shareholders after all operating obligations of the firm have been satisfied.
Equity premium
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
The rate of return in excess of the risk-free rate investors require to invest in equities.
