Look up: Merger

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   Merger
   (1) Acquisition in which all assets and liabilities are absorbed by the buyer. (2) More generally, any combination of two companies.
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   Merger
   The combination of two or more companies in which only one firm survives as a legal entity.
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   merger
   When two or more companies agree to merge into one and pool their interests to avoid the expense of a take-over.
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   Merger
   The process by which two companies become one. If the companies are listed, the merger may be by... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/merger.htm?id=1938&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of merger'>more</a>
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   Merger
   The combination of two or more companies, under circumstances that make it hard to identify which is really buying (in economic rather than legal terms)....more on Merger
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   merger
   The linking of two or more companies, either by creating a new organization by consolidating the original companies or by absorption by one company of the others. Unlike a takeover, which is not...
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   merger
   A 'marriage' of two or more companies, with the pre-agreement of both, whereby one company acquires the shares of the other (as was the case with the merger of CGU and Norwich Union, which created Aviva) or the shares of both companies pass to a third party
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   merger
   the bringing together of two or more hitherto independent enterprises.A merger is vertical when successive phases of production are concerned,horizontal when similar units are involved Category: Economics • an operation whereby one or more credit institutions (the 'merging institutions'), (...) transfer all their assets and liabilities to another credit institution (the 'acquiring inst...
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   Merger
   Mer'ger noun 1. One who, or that which, merges. 2. (Law) An absorption of one estate, or one contract, in another, or of a minor offense in a greater.
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    Merger
    (1) Acquisition in which all assets and liabilities are absorbed by the buyer. (2) More generally, any combination of two companies. The firm`s activity in this respect is sometimes called M&A (Merger and Acquisition)
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    Merger
    • (n.) An absorption of one estate, or one contract, in another, or of a minor offense in a greater. • (n.) One who, or that which, merges.
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    merger
    corporate combination of two or more independent business corporations into a single enterprise, usually the absorption of one or more firms by a ... [22 related articles]
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    Merger
    The coming together of two firms. Discover What It’s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
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    Merger
    - BUSINESS COMBINATION that occurs when one entity directly acquires the ASSETS and LIABILITIES of one or more entities and no new corporation or entity is created. (See CONSOLIDATION.)
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    merger
    
    1. the combination of two or more commercial companies
    2. an occurrence that involves the production of a union
    
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    Merger
    The formation of one company from two or more previously existing companies through pooling of common stock, cash payment or a combination of both. Mergers where common stock is exchanged for common stock are nontaxable and are called tax-free mergers.
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    MERGER
    A combination of two or more corporations wherein the dominant unit absorbs the passive ones, the former continuing operation usually under the same name. In a consolidation two units combine and are succeeded by a new corporation, usually with a new title.
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    merger
    merger, in corporate business, fusion of two or more corporations by the transfer of all property to a single corporation. The remaining corporation continues in existence, having absorbed the other(s). Mergers may be of various types: A vertical merger integrates different types of businesses that ...
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