Mergers and acquisitions

transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations or their operating units are transferred or combined

accounting term for the intangible asset recognized when a firm is purchased as a going concern

business arrangement in which the supply chain of a company is owned by that company

investigation or exercise of care that a reasonable business or person is normally expected to take before entering into an agreement or contract with another party or an act with a certain standard of care

increasing production of at the same level of the supply chain through acquisition, merger or internal expansion

In business, a takeover is the purchase of one company (the target) by another (the acquirer or bidder). In the UK, the term refers to the acquisition of a public company whose shares are publicly listed, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company.

acquisition of a company using a significant proportion of borrowed money

agreement providing significant compensation to a business executive who is fired, such as due to a merger

accounting and business valuation concept

merger and acquisition of many smaller companies into much larger ones

defense against a business takeover by threatening to dilute shares

process of buying a large stake in a corporation and then using shareholder voting rights to require major changes

friendly investor that acquires a corporation at a fair consideration with the support from the corporation's board of directors and management

Non-controlling interest, belonging to other investors

acquisition of a parent company by its child

Greenmail or greenmailing is a financial maneuver where investors buy enough shares in a target company to threaten a hostile takeover, prompting the target company to buy back the shares at a premium to prevent the takeover.

Exchange of equity-based assets

online repository of information that is used for the storing and distribution of documents

Tactic to counteract a hostile takeover

sort of corporate restructuring

business strategy

European Union directive adopted in 2004