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

stock-for-stock statutory merger

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A merger in which the seller receives acquirer shares in exchange for its shares (with the seller shares subsequently canceled); also called a stock swap merger.

stock purchases

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

The exchange of the target’s stock for cash, debt, or the stock of the acquiring company.

strategic buyer

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

An acquirer primarily interested in increasing shareholder value by realizing long-term synergies.

subsidiary carve-out

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A transaction in which the parent creates a wholly-owned independent legal subsidiary, with stock and a management team different from the parent’s, and issues a portion of the subsidiary’s stock to ...

subsidiary merger

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A transaction in which the target becomes a subsidiary of the parent.

supermajority rules

Banking; Mergers & acquisitions

A takeover defense requiring a higher level of approval for amending the charter or for certain types of transactions, such as a merger or acquisition.