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The term mergers and acquisitions (M&A) refers to the consolidation of companies or their major business assets through financial transactions between companies.A company may purchase and absorb another company outright,merge with it to create a new company,acquire some or all of its major assets, make a tender offer for its stock,or stage a hostile takeover.Mergers can be structured in a number of different ways, based on the relationship between the two companies involved in the deal. For instance conglomerate mergers involve firms of unrelated business activities. Congeneric merger involve two businesses that serve the same consumer base in different ways.Horizontal merger is a business consolidation that occurs between firms who operate in the same space, often as competitors offering the same good or service.A market extension merger takes place between two companies that deal in the same products but in separate markets.A product extension merger takes place between two business organizations that deal in products that are related to each other and operate in the same market.A vertical merger occurs when two or more firms, operating at different levels within an industry’s supply chain, merge operations.