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MergerThe process by which two companies become one. If the companies are listed, the merger may be by agreement, or hostile. A hostile bid is one in which the directors of the target company reject the approach, but it is still possible for the predator company to obtain control if enough of the target's shareholders accept its offer.Similar MatchesVertical mergerVertical mergerWhen one firm acquires another firm that is in the same industry but at another stage in the production cycle. For example, the firm being acquired serves as a supplier to the firm doing the acquiring. Merger ArbitrageMerger ArbitrageIn the context of hedge funds, a style of management that involves the simultaneous purchase of stock in a company being acquired and the sale of stock in its acquirer. Merger Of TitleMerger Of TitleA lesser interest in real property being merged (absorbed) into a greater interest. For example: A lessee purchases the property being leased. The interest as a lessee is merged into the interest as an owner, thus ending the leasehold interest. Horizontal mergerHorizontal mergerA merger involving two or more firms in the same industry that are both at the same stage in the production cycle; that is, two or more competitors. Statutory mergerStatutory mergerA merger in which one corporation remains as a legal entity, instead of a new legal entity being formed. Further SuggestionsdemergerConglomerate merger Panel on Takeovers and Mergers Friendly Merger City code on takeovers and mergers |
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