merger and acquisition
Merck Serono is the name of a pharmaceutical company based in Switzerland. In the United States and Canada, it is known as EMD Serono. It was formed in 2006 by a merger between Merk and the smaller Serono corporation.
Debit combined assetsCredit combined liabilities
Ernst & Young was formed in a merger of Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young and Company in 1989. For more info on Ernst & Young see the link below.
When two establishments join through a merger, duplication of departments is avoided, reducing operational costs. There are some disadvantages of mergers, like job losses and creation of monopolies.
The merger of the two companies resulted in an amalgamation of their resources and expertise.
Consolidation, union, merger, blend, fusion, mixture
Union, mix, mixture, fusion, admixture, amalgam, amalgamation, blend, consolidation, combination.
When two companies combine to form a single company, it is called an amalgamation or merger.
"Very often, the two expressions "merger" and "amalgamation" are taken as synonymous. But there is, in fact, a difference. Merger is restricted to a case where the assets and liabilities of the companies get vested in another company, the company which is merged losing its identity and its shareholders becoming shareholders of the other company. On the other hand, amalgamation is an arrangement, whereby the assets and liabilities of two or more companies become vested in another company (which may or may not be one of the original companies) and which would have as its shareholders substantially, all the shareholders of the amalgamating companies." I found it while surfing for the same... Hope it answers.
Conglomerate is a merger between firms that are involved in totally unrelated business activities. A vertical merger is a merger between firms that exist in the same supply chain, while a horizontal merger is a merger between firms in the same industry.
melding; admixture; mixture; liquification; melting; smelting; soldering; uniting; blend; blending; mix; amalgam; amalgamation; heating; commixture; merger; unification; coalition; welding
unification, uniting, joining, merging, merger, fusion, fusing, amalgamation, coalition, combination, synthesis, blend, blending, mingling; marriage, wedding, alliance; coupling
A conglomerate merger is one between two strategically unrelated firms from which economic benefits is not possible for the bidder or the target. The merger between Walt Disney Company and American Broadcasting Company is a conglomerate merger.
there is no difference.
The Joint Venture is temporary partnering and alliance but Merger is permanently combination.
The merger between the two corporations fell through.Many companies create mergers when their services overlap.