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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
greenmail
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
The practice of a firm buying back its shares at a premium from an investor threatening a takeover.
hedge fund
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
Private investment limited partnerships (for U.S. investors) or offshore investment corporations (for non-U.S. or tax-exempt investors) in which the general partner has made a substantial personal ...
herfindahl–hirschman index
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
The measure of industry concentration used by the Federal Trade Commission as one criterion in determining when to approve mergers and acquisitions.
highly leveraged transactions
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
Those involving a substantial amount of debt relative to the amount of equity invested.
holding company
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
A legal entity often having a controlling interest in one or more companies.
holdout problem
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
The tendency for smaller creditors to hold up the agreement among creditors during reorganization unless they receive special treatment.
horizontal merger
Banking; Mergers & acquisitions
A combination of two firms within the same industry.
