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What are some potential benifits that can accrue when a firm merges with another in the same industry? In a different industry? Could you please elaberate on some relevant examples so I can get a better understanding of mergers.

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What are some potential benefits that can accrue when a firm merges with another in the same industry? In a different industry? Could you please elaborate on some relevant examples so I can get a better understanding of mergers.

A merger is a transaction involving 2 or more companies in which stock is exchanged but from which only one corporation survives. One example is merging of Allied ...

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