Mergers and acquisitions

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A merger is a tool used by companies for the purpose of expanding their operations often aiming at an increase of their long term profitability.

Merger

Dictionary

• 1. The act or an instance of merging; union.
• 2. The union of two or more commercial interests or corporations.
• 3. Law The absorption of a lesser estate, liability, right, action, or offense into a greater one.

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The phrase mergers and acquisitions (abbreviated M&A) refers to the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying, selling and combining of different companies that can aid, finance, or help a growing company in a given industry grow rapidly without having to create another business entity.