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

conglomerate mergers

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

Transactions in which the acquiring company purchases firms in largely unrelated industries.

consent decree

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

Requires the merging parties to divest overlapping businesses or restrict anticompetitive practices.

consent solicitation

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A process enabling dissident shareholders in certain states to obtain shareholder support for their proposals by simply obtaining their written consent.

consolidation

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A business combination involving two or more companies joining to form a new company, in which none of the combining firms survive.

constant-growth model

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A valuation method that assumes that cash flow will grow at a constant rate.

contingent value rights (CVR)

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

Commitments by the issuing company to pay additional cash or securities to the holder of the CVR if the share price of the issuing company falls below a specified level at some future date.

control premium

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

The excess over the target’s current share price the acquirer is willing to pay to gain a controlling interest. A pure control premium is one in which the anticipated synergies are small and the ...