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What is the difference between a merger & acquisition?

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Question added by ANVER SHAHAS KV , Group Accountant , Coolwell AC
Date Posted: 2014/09/24
Sakya Roy
by Sakya Roy , relationship manager , Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited

When one company takes over (buyout) another and clearly established itself as the new owner, the purchase is called an acquisition. A merger happens when two firms, often of about the same size, agree to go forward as a single new company rather than remain separately owned and operated.

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