M&A stands for corporate mergers and acquisitions. Companies use M&As as a tool for business expansion and restructuring. Japanese firms actively resorted to M&As in the late 1980s to expand overseas or diversify their operations. But after the collapse of the bubble economy, an increasing number of such firms have sold off companies they acquired to try and slim down their businesses. M&As have come back into the limelight because more Japanese companies are finding them a useful way of improving their finances under consolidated accounting principles. For example, as part of its group strategy, a company may raise its stake in subsidiaries, while selling off "non-core" subsidiaries even if they are making money. The government, for its part, is introducing a legal and institutional framework to facilitate corporate M&As, such as lifting the ban on holding companies and stock swaps. As a result, companies can now form holding companies engaged in core business operations, and use a stock-swap system which eliminates the requirement for cash to be used in making acquisitions.
Collaboration around all activities related to a merger or acquisition. Includes storage and sharing of deal structuring, tasks, legal requirements, etc.
Brokerage of acquisitions and divestments of companies or company divisions. The phrase describes a division of banks that, among other things, consults companies on mergers and takeovers.
When companies merge, or when one company acquires another.
The abbreviation for mergers and acquisitions. The combining of two companies all of the assets into one large company.
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Mergers and acquisitions. A merger occurs where two or more companies join as one. An acquisition is the takeover of one company by another.
Mergers and acquisitions. A merger is the combination of two companies; an acquisition is the purchase of one company by another. When the company you work for is bought or merges with another company, management changes, people are laid off, and often the competitive landscape of the industry changes. But consolidation in an industry can also provide opportunities for employees who embrace change and understand how to create value. If your company is acquired, you want to have negotiated for accelerated vesting in all your stock options. See also vest.
Mergers and acquisitions - a phrase that covers the process of buying, selling and merging businesses.
Mergers and acquisitions. A merger is where two or more companies join to form a single entity. An acquisition is where one company takes over another.
Acronym for Mergers and Acquisitions, also known as Advisory. The department of an investment bank providing transaction advice and execution to large corporates.
Abbreviation for Mergers & Acquisitions. See also Merger Arbitrage.