is any activities involving expansion or contraction of a firm's operations or changes in assets or financial (Ownership) structures.

are the combination of two or more firms, in which the resulting firm maintains the identity of one of the firms, usually the larger one.

are similar to mergers the difference is, this combine two or more firms to create a new firm rather than maintain one of the firm's identity.

are corporations that have voting control of one or more other corporations.

are the companies who are trying to acquire the other company in a merger transaction.

are the companies that acquiring companies are pursuing in a merger transaction.

is a merger transaction endorsed by the target firm's management, approved by its stockholders, and easily consummated.

is a merger transaction that the target firm's management does not support, forcing the acquiring company to try to gain control of the firm by buying shares

is a merger transaction undertaken to achieve economies of scale

is a merger transaction undertaken with the goal of restructuring the acquired company to improve its cash flow and unlock its unrealized value

is when two or more firms in the same industry engages in a merger transactions

is when one company merges with a company which is in its supply chain

A merger in which one firm acquires another firm that is in the same general industry but is neither in the same line of business nor a supplier or customer.

A merger combining firms in unrelated businesses.

is an acquisition technique involving the use of a large amount of debt to purchase a firm.

is the selling of some of a firm's assets or operating unit for various strategic reasons.

is a part of a business, such as a plant, division, product line, or subsidiary, that contributes to the actual operations of the firm

is a form of divestiture in which an operating unit becomes an independent company through the issuance of shares in it, on a pro rata basis, to the parent company's

is the value of a firm measured as the sum of the values of its operating units if each were sold separately.

is a type of equity financing that uses equity (Stocks) as to acquire the shares of the other company.

acquiring firm agrees to make a specified initial payment of cash or stock.

Is an unfortunate event that causes a firm to cease its operations.

is a type of business failure wherein a firm is unable to pay its liabilities as they come due

is when the stated value of its liabilities exceeds the fair market value of its assets

involves raising funds to finance the mergers and acquisitions transactions.