merger talks
Corporate union negotiations
Merger talks are negotiations between companies exploring the possibility of combining into a single entity.
The phrase typically appears in business news when discussions become public: The stock jumped on rumors of merger talks.
Talks may lead to a deal or collapse without agreement.
The term implies serious consideration but not yet a completed transaction.
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- dealAgreement or distribution
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- behind closed doorsIn private, unobserved
- boardroomCorporate decision venue
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- negotiationbargaining, bargain, negotiate, mediation, compromise
- boardroomconference table, board members, chairman, chairperson, directors
- negotiationsbargaining, offer, counteroffer, counter offer, compromise
- business eventsconference, seminar, annual meeting, workshops, expo
- labor unionsunion dues, trade union, union membership, labor union, union shops
- Reformed ChristianityCalvinist, Calvinism, predestination, Westminster Confession, John Calvin
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Corporate entity separation
divestiture · spinoff · corporate breakup · split-up · separation agreement
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