mergers

antitrust

Against corporate market dominance

• complianceAdhering to requirements
• monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
• oligopolyFew firms dominate market

cartel · approval · clearance · review · remedies · filing · notification · blocked · scrutiny · enforcement

acquisition

Act of obtaining something

• takeoverAssuming command of something
• consolidationCombining into unified whole
• amalgamationUniting into one

buyout · conglomerate · multinational · restructuring · divestiture · spin-off · hostile · friendly · target · acquirer

synergy

Combined effect exceeding components

• integrationCombining into a whole
• diversificationExpanding into varied areas
• expansionIncrease in scope

vertical · horizontal · cross-border · cross-selling · cost-cutting · streamlining · rationalization · bolt-on · tuck-in · transformative

valuation

Assessment of monetary worth

• assetsOwned items of value
• equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
• shareholdersOwners of company stock

stakeholders · premium · goodwill · debt · financing · advisory · escrow · write-down · impairment

workforce

All available workers

• layoffsMass job eliminations
• redundanciesUnneeded duplications or repetitions
• retentionContinued holding or possession

severance · retraining · morale · relocation · reassignment

• Black Holesevent horizon, singularity, Schwarzschild radius, supermassive black hole, event horizons
• Business Newsearnings report, market reports, quarterly results, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg
• economic policymonetary policy, tax policy, fiscal discipline, fiscal stimulus, fiscal restraint
• business combinationscartels, conglomerates, consortiums, holding companies, joint ventures
• business partnershipsjoint ventures, co-branding, consortia, licensing deals, alliances
• strategic managementstrategic planning, strategic objectives, strategic management, corporate strategy, business strategy