corporate consolidation
Companies becoming one
Corporate consolidation is the merging of companies within an industry, reducing the number of competitors.
This happens through acquisitions, mergers, or buyouts: Corporate consolidation in the airline industry left passengers with fewer choices.
Critics argue it reduces competition and raises prices; proponents claim it creates efficiency.
The term often carries negative connotations in discussions of market power and antitrust concerns.
- market concentrationExtent of seller dominance
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- too big to failRequiring rescue due to scale
- antitrust lawRules against monopolies
- mergerCorporate combination
acquisition · buying spree · regulatory approval · synergy · market dominance · corner the market · vertical integration · change management · employee retention · consumer choice · trade commission · restructuring · job losses · hostile takeover · price fixing · operational efficiency · cost cutting · joint venture
corporate consolidationdivestiture
Disposal of assets
corporate breakup · demerger · spin-off · spinoff · trust-busting
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