general/mergers-and-acquisitions
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White knight (business)
Friendly investor that acquires a corporation at fair consideration & support from board
Reverse takeover
Acquisition of a public company by a private company
Fairness opinion
Evaluation of the terms of a transaction
Flip-in
Defence against corporate takeovers
Merger mania
Period of high activity in corporate mergers and acquisitions
Purchase price allocation
Application of goodwill accounting
Mandatory offer
Offer made by one company to purchase some or all outstanding shares of another company
Merger simulation
Tool for analyzing potential welfare costs and benefits of mergers between firms
Buy–sell agreement
Legal agreement in a trade
De facto merger
Concept in statutory merger law
Corporate raid
Acquisition strategy aimed at gaining control of a company through hostile share purchases