Flashcards: Mergers and acquisitions

A stock swap is a strategy used during a merger or acquisition of a company.

Northern Songs Ltd was a limited company founded in 1963, by music publisher Dick James, Brian Epstein, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, to publish songs written by Lennon and McCartney, as well as songs written by George Harrison and Ringo Starr, who were all members of the Beatles.

HV71, often referred to as just HV, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping, playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien), the top tier of Swedish ice hockey.

Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco is a book about the leveraged buyout (LBO) of RJR Nabisco, written by investigative journalists Bryan Burrough and John Helyar.

Pottinger is a global corporate advisory firm, which provides: * Assistance with the development of strategy and public policy * Advice on mergers and acquisitions and similar transactions * Advice on infrastructure * Advice on capital optimisation, financial structuring and capital raising The firm competes primarily against the corporate advisory teams of global investment banks such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and UBS, other M&A specialists such as Greenhill, Lazard and Gresham and the global consulting firms such as McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group.

Cavendish Corporate Finance LLP, commonly referred to as Cavendish, is an independent firm advising exclusively on sell side M&A.

GCA, previously known as GCA Savvian Corporation, is an independent global investment bank.

American Airlines Group, Inc.

The Australian Takeovers Panel, a statutory authority of the Australian Government, is the primary Australian forum for resolving disputes about a takeover bid during the bid period itself.

IFK Tumba Hockey is a Swedish ice hockey team currently playing in the third-tier league Division 1.

Haninge Anchors HC is a Swedish ice hockey club located in Haninge.

An associate company (or associate) in accounting and business valuation is a company in which another company owns a significant portion of voting shares, usually 20–50%.

LafargeHolcim is a manufacturer of building materials (primarily cement, aggregates and concrete) which claims to be the largest in the world, with a presence in 90 countries and 115,000 employees.

Trajectory Inc. is an American technology company that focuses on solving the problems facing the global book publishing market.

Coca-Cola European Partners plc (CCEP) is a multinational bottling company dedicated to the marketing, production, and distribution of Coca-Cola products.

CricBuzz is a sports news website and app to all exclusively for the game of cricket.

Willis Towers Watson is a global multinational risk management, insurance brokerage and advisory company.

In business, a takeover is the purchase of one company (the target) by another (the acquirer, or bidder).

Varberg Vipers, also known as Varberg Hockey or Varberg HK, is a Swedish ice hockey club located in Varberg.

ansarada is a global provider of data rooms for merger and acquisition (M&A) due diligence.

Rakuten Kobo Inc.

Mergers and acquisitions in United Kingdom law refers to a body of law that covers companies, labour, and competition, which is engaged when firms restructure their affairs in the course of business.

Robbinex Inc. is a consultative business intermediary firm specializing in the sale of mid-sized privately held companies.

Åker/Strängnäs HC is a Swedish ice hockey club located in Strängnäs.

M&A Source is a non-profit professional organization for middle market business intermediaries that provides training and education for small to mid-size business mergers and acquisitions intermediaries.

Sagent Advisors is an independent investment bank focused on providing financial advice on mergers & acquisitions, sales, divestitures, and private financing solutions.

BDA Partners is a cross-border investment banking firm, headquartered in New York, with offices in London and across Asia.

Stacey introduced Sir Miles Thomas, later Lord Thomas of Remenham, who had previously been Chairman of the British Overseas Airways Corporation, now British Airways, and President and Chairman of the National Savings Committee.

The International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) is the largest international non-profit association operating exclusively for people and firms engaged in business brokerage and mergers and acquisitions.

JLA Group is a provider of the distribution, rental and servicing of commercial laundry equipment, commercial dishwashers and regulatory compliance tools.