Mergers and Acquisitions
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What is M&A? What is the rationale behind pursuing a merger or acquisition? What are some of the advantages of pursuing M&A as part of a corporate strategy? Give examples.
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What is M&A? What is the rationale behind pursuing a merger or acquisition? What are some of the advantages of pursuing M&A as part of a corporate strategy? Give examples.
M&A means mergers and acquisitions. Mergers and acquisitions implies that two firms come together and the result could be either (i) merger or consolidation (ii) acquisition of stock and (iii) acquisition of assets. In merger or consolidation, the acquiring firm retains its identity and acquires all the assets and liability of the acquired firm. In a consolidation, both firms come together to form a new company. In acquisition of ...
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