Mergers & acquisitions

Mergers & acquisitions

Referring to the aspect of corporate strategy, finance and management that deals with the buying, selling or combining of different companies that can assist a growing company to grow rapidly without having to create another business entity.

Industry: Banking; Business services

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Mergers & acquisitions

closing

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

The phase of the acquisition process in which ownership is transferred from the target to the acquiring firm in exchange for some agreed-on consideration following the receipt of all necessary ...

closing conditions

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

Stipulations that must be satisfied before closing can take place.

collar agreement

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

An arrangement providing for certain changes in the share exchange ratio contingent on the level of the acquirer’s share price around the effective date of the merger.

common-size financial statements

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

Financial statements calculated by taking each line item as a percentage of revenue.

composition

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

An agreement in which creditors consent to settling for less than the full amount they are owed.

confidentiality agreement

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A mutually binding accord defining how information exchanged among the parties may be used and the circumstances under which the discussions may be made public. Also known as a nondisclosure ...