The complete absorption of one company by another, wherein the acquiring firm retains its identity and the acquired firm ceases to exist as a separate entity, is called a
A merger in which an entirely new firm is created and both the acquired and acquiring firms cease to exist is called a
A public offer by one firm to directly buy the shares of another firm is called a
The acquisition of a firm in the same industry as the bidder is called a _____ acquisition.
The acquisition of a firm involved with a different production process stage than the bidder is called a _____ acquisition.
The acquisition of a firm whose business is not related to that of the bidder is called a _____ acquisition.
An attempt to gain control of a firm by soliciting a sufficient number of stockholder votes to replace the current board of directors is called a
A business deal in which all publicly owned stock in a firm is replaced with complete equity ownership by a private group is called a
Going-private transactions in which a large percentage of the money used to buy the outstanding stock is borrowed is called a
The positive incremental net gain associated with the combination of two firms through a merger or acquisition is called