conglomerates
Diversified corporate empires
Conglomerates are things composed of heterogeneous parts clustered together.
In geology, a conglomerate is rock made of rounded fragments cemented in a finer matrix.
In business, a conglomerate is a corporation combining multiple unrelated companies under one ownership: The conglomerate owns everything from media networks to insurance companies.
To conglomerate is to gather into such a mass.
Corporate consolidations
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
- subsidiariesCompanies owned by another
- holdingsProperty one owns
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
parent company · diversification · portfolio · synergy · enterprise · consortium · cartel · monopoly
Formed from deposited material
- clasticMade of rock fragments
- pebblesSmall water-smoothed stones
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
cementation · breccia · cobbles · rounded · alluvial · riverbed · deposition · erosion
Uniting into one
- aggregateCombined sum total
- assemblageCollected group of things
- mixtureCombined but unbonded substances
- blendCombine into mixture
fusion · combination · hodgepodge · patchwork · medley · mosaic · collage · mishmash
mergers
Corporate consolidations
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
- subsidiariesCompanies owned by another
- holdingsProperty one owns
multinational · parent company · diversification · portfolio · synergy · enterprise · consortium · cartel · monopoly · oligopoly
sedimentary
Formed from deposited material
matrix · cementation · breccia · cobbles · rounded · alluvial · riverbed · deposition · erosion · strata
amalgamation
Uniting into one
- aggregateCombined sum total
- assemblageCollected group of things
- mixtureCombined but unbonded substances
blend · fusion · combination · hodgepodge · patchwork · medley · mosaic · collage · mishmash · agglomeration
- Industrial Sectorsmanufacturing, aerospace, defense, automotive, machinery
- organizationsorganization, organizations, company, companies, club
- corporate strategymergers, acquisitions, divestitures, divestiture, synergies
- business combinationsmergers, cartels, consortiums, holding companies, joint ventures
- global businessmultinational corporations, multinationals, multinational, foreign markets, international trade
- media businessadvertising, ratings, subscriptions, revenue streams, monetization
conglomeratessmall businesses
Independently owned, limited-scale companies
microenterprises · sole proprietorships · specialists · cottage industries · local businesses
conglomeratesseparates
Divides into portions
disperses · disaggregates · scatters · disintegrates · breaks apart
- media conglomeratesCorporations owning diverse outlets
- business conglomeratesLarge diversified corporate groups
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