as in consolidations
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one
the merger of the two companies will create the largest Internet service provider in the country
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Recent Examples of mergers
My zones are mergers and acquisitions, fundraising and business development.
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Sardor Umrdinov, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Due to decades of mergers and acquisitions, the three largest PBMs now manage nearly 80 percent of all prescriptions filled in the United States.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Lower borrowing costs tend to spur mergers and acquisitions (M & A) and initial public offerings (IPO), which means more business for the banks.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
The Westwood area firm had become one of the nation’s leading investment banks for small and midsize companies — handling initial public offerings, reverse mergers and providing research on some 400 firms, among other services.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
So far in 2024, mergers and acquisitions transaction values and money raised from initial public offerings are largely outperforming all of last year’s lackluster activity.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Mergers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mergers. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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