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Vertical acquisitionBuying or taking over a firm in the same industry in which the acquired firm and the acquiring firm represent different steps in the production process.Vertical acquisition Similar MatchesAcquisition CostsAcquisition CostsCosts of acquiring property other than purchase price: escrow fees, title insurance, lenders fees, etc. Acquisition costAcquisition costRefers to the price (including the closing costs) to purchase another company or property. In the context of investments, refers to price plus brokerage commissions, of a security, or the sales charge applied to load funds. See: Tax basis. AcquisitionAcquisitionWhen a firm buys another firm. Taxable acquisitionTaxable acquisitionA merger or consolidation that is not a tax-fee acquisition. The selling shareholders are treated as having sold their shares. AcquisitionAcquisitionA term used to describe the takeover of a company by another which might be by agreement or hostile.Rules on mergers and acquisitions involving listed companies are governed by the City Code on Takeovers. Further SuggestionsControl share Acquisition LawsHorizontal acquisition Lease acquisition cost Corporate acquisition |
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