Mergers & Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions describe a variety of situations in which separate business entities come together, which can be an effective strategy for growth.
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Learn How Mergers Happen and Why
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Acquisition
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What Is an Amalgamation?
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What Happens in Divestitures
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Leveraged Buyout (LBO)
Explore M&A
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Subsidiary Rights: Why Your Favorite Movie Is Really a Little Company
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Vertical Merger Definition
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Horizontal Integration vs. Vertical Integration: What's the Difference?
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What's a Bear Hug in Business?
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Divestment Definition
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What Is a Poison Pill in Business?
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How Accretion/Dilution Analysis Affects Mergers and Acquisitions
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Why Do Public Companies Go Private?
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Merger vs. Takeover: What's the difference?
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Horizontal Integration Definition and Examples
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Horizontal Integration: Benefits and Drawbacks
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Defining a Stock-for-Stock Merger
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What's the Difference Between Enterprise Value and Equity Value
Why Do Companies Merge With or Acquire Other Companies?
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Why Affiliated Companies Matter
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Learn About What a Buyout Is
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What Are a Minority Shareholder's Rights During a Merger
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Understanding Flotation Cost
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Why a Company Would Do a Management Buyout (MBO)
How Minority Interest Works
How Takeovers Work
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Carve-Out
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What You Should Know About Counteroffers
Contingent Value Right (CVR)
Disinvestment
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Liquidation: What You Need to Know
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What Is a Contract Novation?
How a Reverse Takeover (RTO) Works
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How Safe Harbors Work
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What Does It Mean to Tender?
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Backward Integration
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What Does "Pro Forma" Mean?
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Understanding Leveraged Buyout Scenarios
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How Long Does It Take for a Merger to Go Through?
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Mergers and Acquisitions: What's the Difference?
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How Does Privatization Affect a Company's Shareholders?
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Merger Arbitrage Explained
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Explaining Reverse Triangular Mergers
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The Three-Tiered Framework of Eclectic Paradigms
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How Negative Goodwill (NGW) Works
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The Ins and Outs of Standstill Agreements
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Variable Interest Entity (VIE)
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The Corporate Merger: What to Know About When Companies Come Together
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What Investors Can Learn From M&A Payment Methods
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How Unsolicited Bids Work
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Repackaging in Private Equity
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Virtual Data Room (VDR) Definition
What Is Horizontal Integration?
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Understanding Horizontal Mergers
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The Five Biggest Mergers in History
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Reverse Mergers: Advantages and Disadvantages
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The 5 Biggest Acquisitions in History
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How Can a Company Resist a Hostile Takeover?
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How Company Stocks Move During an Acquisition
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Acquisition Premium Definition
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What Is a Hostile Takeover?
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The Difference Between a Letter of Intent and a Memorandum of Understanding
Top Reasons Why M&A Deals Fail
Understanding Wholly Owned Subsidiary Companies
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What Is Vertical Integration?