What are the different types of company mergers?

There are five main types of company mergers: conglomerate, horizontal, vertical, market extension and product extension. The merger type is based primarily on the industry and the business relationship between the two merging companies.

Are mergers and acquisitions a boon to corporate growth?

Without a robust integration strategy that takes each organization’s values, norms, and assumptions into account, collaboration issues may arise that impede efficiency and delay the consolidation process. Mergers and acquisitions can be a boon to corporate growth.

What should an investor know about a merger?

The investor should get to know the nature of the merger, key information concerning the other company involved, the types of benefits that shareholders are receiving, which company is in control of the deal, and any other relevant financial and non-financial considerations.