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In the world of growing economy and globalization, major
companies on both domestic and international markets struggle
to achieve the optimum market share possible. Every day
business people from top to lower management work to achieve
a common goal ? being the best at what you do, and getting
there as fast as possible. As companies work hard to beat
their competitors they assume various tactics to do so. Some
of their tactics may include competing in the market of their
core competence, thus, insuring that they have the optimal
knowledge and experience to have a fighting chance against
their rivals in the same business; hostile takeovers; or the
most popular way to achieve growth and dominance ? mergers
and acquisitions.
Mergers and acquisitions are the most frequently used
methods of growth for companies in the twenty first century.
Mergers and acquisitions present a company with a potentially
larger market share and open it up to a more diversified
market. At times, a merger or an acquisition simply makes a
company larger, expands its staff and production, and gives
it more financial and other resources to be a stronger
competitor on the market.
To define this topic more clearly, let me state that a
corporate merger, as defined by the "Quick MBA" reference
website, is the combination of the assets and liabilities of
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two firms to form a single business entity. In everyday
language, the term "acquisition" tends to be used when a
larger firm absorbs a smaller firm, and "merger" tends to be
used when the combination is portrayed to be between equals.
In case of a merger between two firms that are approximately
equal, th ...