unit 8

refers to the aspect of

corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying,

selling, dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities that

can aid, finance, or help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of

origin or a new field or new location without creating a subsidiary, other child

entity or using a joint venture.

refers to the absorption of one firm by another. The acquiring firm

retains its name and identity, and it acquires all of the assets and liabilities of the

acquired firm. After a merger, the acquired firm ceases to exist as a separate

business entity

is the purchase of one business or company by another

company or other business entity

a smaller firm will acquire management control of a larger

and/or longer-established company and retain the name of the latter for the post-

acquisition combined entity

buying another company‘s shares on the stock exchange,

hoping to persuade enough other shareholders to sell to take control of the

company.

public offer to a company‘s shareholders to buy their

shares, at a particular price during a particular period, so as to acquire a

company

to merge with or take over other firms producing

the same type of goods or services.

joining with firms in other stages of the

production or sale of a product.

a merger with or the acquisition of one‘s

suppliers.

a merger with or the acquisition of one‘s

marketing outlets.