Merger Arbitrage Merger Arbitrage, also called “Risk Arbitrage,” is an investing approach that seeks to benefit from effective acquisitions and takeovers.
Justice Department Merger Guidelines Justice Department Merger Guidelines is the standards for evaluating the impact of a proposed merger on the concentration of assets or
Bank Merger Act of 1960 Bank Merger Act of 1960 is a law passed by the U.S. Congress that requires each merging bank to notify its principal federal regulatory
Take-out Merger Take-out Merger is the second-step transaction which merges the acquired firm into the acquirer and thus takes out the remaining target
Pure Conglomerate Merger Pure Conglomerate Merger is a combination of firms in non-related business activities that is neither a product-extension nor a geographic-
Clean-up merger Clean-up merger also called Take-out merger. The consolidation of the acquired firm into the acquiring firm after the acquirer has obtained
Merger & Acquisition A merger is the pooling of interests to combine two or more firms into one and, an acquisition is the outright purchase of one firm by another.
Conglomerate merger Conglomerate merger is the merger of two different organizations competing in different market. It occurs when one company merges with another but the two...
Vertical merger A vertical merger occurs when a buyer and a seller merge to achieve the synergies of controlling all factors affecting a company’s success, from the production...
Horizontal merger A horizontal merger is the merging of two competitors. The competitors combine to increase market power. These mergers typically are subject to review by...
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