Types of Business Acquisition

Front

Asset Purchase

Back

Buying specific assets and liabilities of a company

Front

Stock Purchase

Back

Acquiring all or majority of a company's shares

Front

Merger

Back

Combining two companies into a single entity

Front

Consolidation

Back

Creating a new company by combining two existing ones

Front

Management Buyout

Back

Company's management team purchasing the business

Front

Due Diligence

Back

Investigation before acquiring a business

Front

Valuation

Back

Determining the worth of a business

Front

Synergy

Back

Benefits from combining two companies

Front

Acquisition Financing

Back

Funding methods for buying a business

Front

Integration

Back

Process of combining operations post-acquisition