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A reverse triangular merger occurs when an acquirer creates a subsidiary, the subsidiary purchases a target, and the subsidiary is absorbed by the target.

Mergers and acquisition deals tend to be 10% economic, 10% tax, 10% legal, and 70% psychological. The “smell of the money” affects people’s behavior in many deals.

Every M&A involves four stakeholder groups, each on a different clock, each with a different breaking point. All four are ...

A new Bain & Co report shows that oil and gas consolidation over the past decade has been driven by a small group of ...

Looser antitrust enforcement under Trump is expected to fuel more bank mergers, reshaping Virginia’s banking landscape.

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Wayne Winegarden covers the economic impacts of regulatory policies The U.S. is mired in a growth slowdown. Between 1960 and 2007 ...

We develop a search-based theory of mergers and acquisitions with heterogeneous firms and endogenous search complementarities. We use this model to understand how merger incentives and the firm size ...

Mergers and acquisitions are major transitions for organizations that often come with uncertainty and stress for employees. How leaders communicate during this time can either keep things steady — or ...