business acquisition
Buying another company
A business acquisition is the purchase of one company by another, either through buying its stock or its assets.
The acquiring company gains control of operations, employees, and intellectual property.
Acquisitions range from friendly mergers to hostile takeovers: The tech giant's acquisition of the startup made headlines.
Distinguished from a merger, where companies combine as relative equals.
- mergerCorporate combination
- market expansionIncreasing commercial reach
- hostile takeoverUnwanted corporate buyout attempt
- boardroom dramaHigh-stakes corporate conflict narrative
- leveraged buyoutDebt-funded corporate acquisition
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business acquisitiondivestiture
Disposal of assets
business sale · spin-off · carve-out · selling off · sell-off
business acquisitionliquidation
Selling assets for cash
dissolution · bankruptcy · downsizing · winding up · retrenchment
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