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HORIZONTAL MERGER [2 records]

Record 1 2016-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Economics
DEF

A merger occurring between companies producing similar goods or offering similar services.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie de l'entreprise

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Production Management
  • Corporate Economics
DEF

A business combination of companies with similar functions in production or sale of comparable products.

OBS

A "horizontal business combination" involves economic units whose products are similar. A "vertical business combination" involves economic units where the output from one can be used as input for the other.

OBS

"Combination" is understood here in the specific meaning of amalgamation of firms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion de la production
  • Économie de l'entreprise
DEF

Regroupement d’entreprises ou d’unités de production qui se situent à un stade comparable de l’activité de production.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de la producción
  • Economía empresarial
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