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

global capital asset pricing model

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A version of the capital asset pricing model in which a global equity index is used in calculating the equity risk premium.

globally integrated capital markets

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

Capital markets providing foreigners with unfettered access to local capital markets and local residents to foreign capital markets.

going concern value

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

The value of a company defined as the firm’s value in excess of the sum of the value of its parts.

going private

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

The purchase of the publicly traded shares of a firm by a group of investors.

golden parachutes

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

Employee severance arrangements that are triggered whenever a change in control takes place.

goodwill

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired net assets on the acquisition date.

go-shop provision

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A provision allowing a seller to continue to solicit other bidders for a specific time period after an agreement has been signed but before closing. However, the seller that accepts another bid must ...