Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) refers to an agreement
that happens between two existing companies. This could result to the formation
of a new company altogether or the larger company completely takes over the
smaller company. M&A is not easy as it may sound rather is the complex subject
that deals with the financial aspects of the organization. Apart from the
financial stability, there are various other reasons to agree to a merger and
acquisition including synergy of both the companies involved, expansion of the
business reach and increasing the shareholder value.
Often, merger and acquisition is considered as single term
but they both are different from each other. Merger happens when two companies
of similar size join hands to work as a single entity while acquisition refers
to a complete takeover of one larger company over the other smaller company. In
acquisition all the operations of the acquired company are taken over and it
ceases to exist and the acquirer company becomes the new owner.
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The primary steps
involved in mergers and acquisitions process are listed below:
·
Analysis
and commitment
·
Due
diligence
·
Planning
and close
·
Integration
·
Align
and optimize
Mergers and acquisition
process is carried out by having an understanding of these aspects:
·
Growth
objectives
·
Identifying
strategic and operating gaps
·
Understanding
existing internal resources
·
Understanding
externally available resources
·
Creating
relationships that drive results
Some of the major
advantages of merger and acquisitions (M&A) process includes:
·
The
collaboration happened because of two companies enables in improving business
performance, drive efficiencies and increased financial gains.
·
Due
to the involvement of two entities, it increases the market share and widens
the customer base.
·
It
results in cost reduction because of the increased purchasing power and shared
marketing budgets.
·
The
combination of resources of two companies helps driving an advantage over the
competitors.
·
It
gains newer market and sales opportunities due to diversification or
combination of the products, services and long-term prospects of businesses.
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