ABSTRACT Mergers and Acquisitions have long been used as strategies for continued growth and expansion of businesses as well as tools for reducing or totally eliminating competition. They are of different types and can be used by organizations to achieve a variety of objectives. A conglomerate merger for example can help an organization to enter a totally different product or service market and also grant it access to new technologies. There are a number of strategic reasons why companies may...
ABSTRACT Mergers and Acquisitions have long been used as strategies for continued growth and expansion of businesses as well as tools for reducing or totally eliminating competition. They are of different types and can be used by organizations to achieve a variety of objectives. A conglomerate merger for example can help an organization to enter a totally different product or service market and also grant it access to new technologies. There are a number of strategic reasons why companies may...