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Record 1 2012-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
  • Trade
DEF

Contract governing the merger of two or more companies.

OBS

Merger. Combination of two or more independent business corporations into a single enterprise, usually involving the absorption of one or more firms by a dominant firm. The dominant firm may purchase the other firm's assets with cash or securities, purchase the other firm's stock, or issue its own stock to the other firm's stockholders in exchange for their shares in the acquired firm (thus acquiring the other company's assets and liabilities).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
  • Commerce
CONT

Les compagnies aériennes américaines Delta Air Lines et Northwest Airlines auraient enfin réussi à finaliser un accord de fusion.

Spanish

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