{"id":8101,"date":"2016-10-28T19:20:56","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T19:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/masterybusiness2xngcxmasterspring2016\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=8101"},"modified":"2019-01-05T01:41:34","modified_gmt":"2019-01-05T01:41:34","slug":"outcome-mergers-and-acquisitions","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wmintrobusiness\/chapter\/outcome-mergers-and-acquisitions\/","title":{"raw":"Outcome: Mergers and Acquisitions","rendered":"Outcome: Mergers and Acquisitions"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do: describe the two types of mergers and acquisitions<\/h2>\r\nOne of the quickest ways for a business to expand into other markets or products lines is either to merge or acquire\/purchase another company. Although this is common in today's business environment, there are still many complex factors to consider\u00a0before deciding whether a merger or acquisition is the optimal solution.\r\n\r\nThe specific things you\u2019ll learn in this section include:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Define merger as a business strategy<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Define acquisition as a business strategy<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Explain why companies undertake horizontal mergers and acquisitions<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Explain why companies undertake vertical mergers and acquisitions<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<h2>What you&#8217;ll learn to do: describe the two types of mergers and acquisitions<\/h2>\n<p>One of the quickest ways for a business to expand into other markets or products lines is either to merge or acquire\/purchase another company. 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