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Merger with another company, which will make the original takeover proposal difficult. Shark Watcher A specialist firm which keeps a watch on takeover activities on behalf of its client. It does so by monitoring trading patterns of its client's shares and by trying to determine the identity of parties who are buying up its client's share.
A consolidated merger is a merger in which an entirely new legal company is formed through combining the acquiring and target company. The purpose of this merger is to create a new legal entity with the capital and assets of the merged acquirer and target company.
In a stock lock-up, the bidder is able to either purchase 1) authorized but unissued shares of the major or controlling stockholder, or 2) the shares of one or more large stockholders. The acquirer holds the option to exercise the shares at a higher price in the event of sale to a higher bidder, or to vote in favor of the acquirer’s bid.
Merger of the Chinese state-controlled ChemChina and Sinochem in a deal reported to be worth $120 billion. [408] The merger would create the largest entity in the industrial chemicals industry, overtaking BASF.
The concept of inventory, stock or work in process (or work in progress) has been extended from manufacturing systems to service businesses [1] [2] [3] and projects, [4] by generalizing the definition to be "all work within the process of production—all work that is or has occurred prior to the completion of production". In the context of a ...
This is a list of major stock exchange mergers and acquisitions in the Americas. It also features the name of any resultant stock exchanges from mergers or acquisitions. . According to Robert E. Wright of Bloomberg in 2013, historians assert that "rather than exhibiting a trend of constant consolidation, the number of exchanges active across the globe has waxed and waned several times over the ...
Earnout or earn-out refers to a pricing structure in mergers and acquisitions where the sellers must "earn" part of the purchase price based on the performance of the business following the acquisition. [1] Earnouts are often employed when the buyer(s) and seller(s) disagree about the expected growth and future performance of the target company ...
Year Merger closed Acquirer Acquired firm Name of merged entity 1931 Harriman Brothers & Company: Brown Bros. & Co. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 1938 Charles D. Barney & Co. Edward B. Smith & Co. Smith Barney & Co. 1940 Merrill Lynch: E. A. Pierce & Co. Merrill Lynch: 1940 Merrill Lynch: Cassatt & Co. Merrill Lynch: 1942 Paine, Webber & Co ...