Corporate Finance

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as well as many other important aspects, such as risk factors and new organizational structures that must be considered and closely monitored throughout all of the stages of the merger or acquisition. It is of these competitive strategies, mergers and acquisitions, as well as a recent case study following the conclusion, that will be the focus of my paper.
Before going further into the merger and acquisition process, a more complete explanation is necessary. A merger is the combining of two or more companies into a single corporation. This is achieved when one company or business purchases the property or some other form of assets from another company. The result of this action is the formation of one corporate structure. This new corporate structure retains its original identity. An acquisition is a little different from a merger in that it involves many problems being "dissolved", and an entirely new company being formed.
There are different ways for a merger or ...

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that deal with ethics and social responsibility (Hirsch 15).
Now we contemplate the first important question: Why merge or acquire? As stated earlier, the overall goal is to ensure future stability and growth in the market. But more specifically, each company has individual goals that it hopes to achieve. Many times mergers are completed to save a failing business. Others reasons for mergers include reduced competition and/or product diversification. These goals are closely related to the possible advantages of mergers and acquisitions, and of course, in the case of all risks, there are possible disadvantages as well.
Many of the advantages have to do with forming unique ...

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