Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
merger — The fusion or absorption of one thing or right into another; generally spoken of a case where one of the subjects is of less dignity or importance than the other. Here the less important ceases to have an independent existence. Contract law. The… … Black's law dictionary
merger — The fusion or absorption of one thing or right into another; generally spoken of a case where one of the subjects is of less dignity or importance than the other. Here the less important ceases to have an independent existence. Contract law. The… … Black's law dictionary
Merger — (1) Acquisition in which all assets and liabilities are absorbed by the buyer. (2) More generally, any combination of two companies. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * merger merg‧er [ˈmɜːdʒə ǁ ˈmɜːrdʒər] noun [countable] FINANCE an… … Financial and business terms
merger — (1) acquisition in which all assets and liabilities ( liability) are absorbed by the buyer. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary (2) More generally, any combination of two companies. The firm s activity in this respect is sometimes called M&A (Merger… … Financial and business terms
merger — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ planned, possible, potential, proposed ▪ pending (esp. AmE) ▪ talk of a pending merger between the two companies ▪ successfu … Collocations dictionary
plan — plan1 W1S1 [plæn] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(intention)¦ 2¦(method/arrangement)¦ 3¦(map)¦ 4¦(drawing)¦ 5 plan A 6 plan B ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: drawing of a building at ground level ; partly from … Dictionary of contemporary English
Freeze-out merger — A freeze out merger is a technique by which one or more shareholders who collectively hold a majority of shares in a corporation gain ownership of remaining shares in that corporation.The majority shareholders incorporate a second corporation,… … Wikipedia
Banco de Oro-Equitable PCI Bank merger — The Banco de Oro Equitable PCI Bank merger (2004 December 27, 2006) is a plan by the SM Group of Companies and Banco de Oro Universal Bank, the fifth largest bank in the Philippines, to merge with Equitable PCI Bank, the third largest bank… … Wikipedia
Delta Air Lines-Northwest Airlines merger — On April 15, 2008, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines announced a merger agreement.[1] The merger of the two carriers formed, at the time, the largest commercial airline in the world, with 786 aircraft. The merged airline is called Delta. [2] … Wikipedia
ABA–NBA merger — The ABA–NBA merger was the merger of the American Basketball Association with the National Basketball Association, which after multiple attempts over several years finally occurred in 1976. Contents 1 Origins of ABA NBA competition 2 Early… … Wikipedia
