Definitions for mergers and acquisitions
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1. Mergers and acquisitions

   Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating units are transferred to or consolidated with another company or business organization. As an aspect of strategic management, M&A can allow enterprises to grow or downsize, and change the nature of their business or competitive position. Technically, a merger is a legal consolidation of two business entities into one, whereas an acquisition occurs when one entity takes ownership of another entity's share capital, equity interests or assets. A deal may be euphemistically called a merger of equals if both CEOs agree that joining together is in the best interest of both of their companies. From a legal and financial point of view, both mergers and acquisitions generally result in the consolidation of assets and liabilities under one entity, and the distinction between the two is not always clear. In most countries, mergers and acquisitions must comply with competition law. In United States antitrust law, for example, the Clayton Act outlaws any merger or acquisition that may "substantially lessen competition" or "tend to create a monopoly", and the Hart–Scott–Rodino Act requires companies to get "pre-clearance" for all mergers or acquisitions over a certain size from either the Federal Trade Commission or the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division.

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1. Mergers and acquisitions

   Mergers and acquisitions are both aspects of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying, selling, dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities that can 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. Mergers and acquisitions activity can be defined as a type of restructuring in that they result in some entity reorganization with the aim to provide growth or positive value. Consolidation of an industry or sector occurs when widespread M&A activity concentrates the resources of many small companies into a few larger ones, such as occurred with the automotive industry between 1910 and 1940. The distinction between a "merger" and an "acquisition" has become increasingly blurred in various respects, although it has not completely disappeared in all situations. From a legal point of view, a merger is a legal consolidation of two companies into one entity, whereas an acquisition occurs when one company takes over another and completely establishes itself as the new owner. Either structure can result in the economic and financial consolidation of the two entities. In practice, a deal that is an acquisition for legal purposes may be euphemistically called a "merger of equals" if both CEOs agree that joining together is in the best interest of both of their companies, while when the deal is unfriendly it is almost always regarded as an "acquisition".

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mergers and acquisitions in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mergers and acquisitions in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of mergers and acquisitions in a Sentence

1. Jamie Dimon:

   We don't think Greece has affected the M&A (mergers and acquisitions) dialogue very much, european companies coming to America and American companies going to Europe ... those conversations continue.

2. Colleen Johnston:

   Next year we would expect credit losses to rise in line with volume growth, we are very focused on organic growth and we know we have lots of opportunities there. That's not to rule out M&A (mergers and acquisitions), but we don't have anything coming to fruition at this point.

3. Mark Reid:

   It's clearly something that helps to sell the asset and put it into the hands of a smaller company... It is an interesting dynamic that the majors are able to use their balance sheet to facilitate (mergers and acquisitions), we continue to talk to our contacts at BP, and other majors. (But) most importantly, (we plan) so that the company doesn't find itself drowned in debt.

4. Andrew Bridson:

   I see more mergers and acquisitions, more consolidation and a lot more joint ventures as things get tougher, that is not a bad thing. Consolidation will force out failing companies and cull a lot of the older tonnage.

5. Claire McCaskill:

   If we are emulating business, there is no way this document would be brought into a boardroom of any private company for( a mergers and acquisitions) determination, it is woefully short on details.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mergers_and_Acquisitions
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mergers and acquisitions