Difference between revisions of "Vertical merger"
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According to [[Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition)]], | According to [[Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition)]], | ||
| − | :[[Vertical merger]]. Occurs when a company acquires another firm that is “upstream” or | + | :[[Vertical merger]]. Occurs when a company acquires another firm that is “upstream” or "downstream"; for example, an automobile manufacturer acquires a steel producer. |
| + | According to [[Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition)]], | ||
| + | :[[Vertical merger]]. A merger between a firm and one of its suppliers or customers. | ||
==Related concepts== | ==Related concepts== | ||
Latest revision as of 02:18, 2 November 2019
Vertical merger is a merger that occurs when a company acquires another firm that is “upstream” or “downstream”; for example, an automobile manufacturer acquires a steel producer.
Definitions
According to Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition),
- Vertical merger. Occurs when a company acquires another firm that is “upstream” or "downstream"; for example, an automobile manufacturer acquires a steel producer.
According to Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition),
- Vertical merger. A merger between a firm and one of its suppliers or customers.
Related concepts
- Financial management. A combination of enterprise efforts undertaken in order to procure and utilize monetary resources of the enterprise.
