Acquisition Accounting: Unpacking the Goodwill of Business Combinations and Assets
Acquisition Cost: The True Cost of Getting What You Want (and Closing the Deal)!
An exploration of acquisition premiums: what they are, their significance, and their nuances in company acquisitions.
The financial term amalgamation refers to the combination of two or more companies into a new entity, with no individual company surviving.
Goodwill is the intangible asset that measures the premium paid during the acquisition of a company beyond its identifiable net assets.
A humorous yet serious exploration of attempted corporate acquisitions without consent.
A liquidity event allows founders and early investors to convert their illiquid equity into cash.
Merger arbitrage exploits market inefficiencies in the realm of mergers and acquisitions.
A takeover occurs when one company successfully bids to acquire another, sometimes leading to friendly mergers or hostile takeovers.
An unsolicited bid is an offer to purchase a company not actively seeking a buyer, and can often be a hostile takeover.
A Whitewash Resolution is a safeguard that allows target companies to ensure they can finance their operations even after acquisition offers.
