Acquisitions

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The market is abuzz with Reliance's much awaited proposed acquisition of LyondellBasell. In an interview with ET Now, Cyrus Daruwala, MD, Financial Insights gives his thumbs up to Reliance bid and says that telecom sector industry will be biggest...
Commodity Online  12 hrs ago  Comment 
Indian stock markets opened with a positive note as the country s largest private sector firm Reliance Industries Ltd lead the up beat sentiment on the bourses today in anticipation of mammoth topline growth post US acquisition.
Reuters  Nov 23  Comment 
Health insurer Humana Inc is looking for acquisitions in complementary areas to adapt to changing healthcare need, its Chief Executive Mike McCallister told the Wall Street Journal in an interview.
WA Business News  Nov 23  Comment 
Ramelius Resources says it will allot shares on an accelerated basis to Dioro Exploration investors who accept its takeover offer for the fellow gold miner.
WA Business News  Nov 23  Comment 
Golden West Resources is at a loss to explain a share price surge of 92 per cent over the past three trading days as speculation emerges of a possible takeover.
Business Standard  Nov 22  Comment 
Renuka recently acquired Brazilian grower and producer Vale Do Ivai SA.
Business Standard  Nov 22  Comment 
Kolkata-based FMCG major Emami is scouting for acquisitions in the domestic and overseas markets and says it can spend up to Rs 800 crore on this.
The Times of India  Nov 21  Comment 
Reliance Industries has offered to buy a controlling stake in the world's third largest chemical company LyondellBasell. RIL did not disclose how much it had bid but a senior merchant banker said it would have to pay at least $ 12 billion.
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Acquisitions are the purchase a controlling stake in another company by purchasing 51 percent or more of its voting shares with cash, stock, or a combination of the two.

Mergers and acquisitions are two closely related terms and are often listed together on a company's balance sheet as mergers and acquisitions (M&A). But there is an important distinction between these terms - in a merger, two companies become one and both original companies cease to exist; in an acquisition, the acquired company is absorbed by the acquiring company, and only the acquired company ceases to exist.

An acquisition, also sometimes called a takeover or buyout, usually involves the takeover of a smaller firm by a larger one. But there are occasions when a smaller firm will obtain the management control of a larger company, and in these cases the smaller acquiring firm will often keep the existing company name and brand in place for the new, combined company. Takeovers or acquisitions can be friendly, where the management of the company to be acquired negotiates a deal with the acquiring company; or, they can be hostile, where the takeover is made despite opposition by the company's management or an offer is made without prior knowledge by the company's board of directors.

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An acquisition can be carried out in one of two ways:

  • The acquiring company buys the shares of the acquired company and obtains ownership control.
  • The acquiring company buys the assets of the acquired company, and the cash that the acquired company receives in return is paid to shareholders through a divided or by liquidating the company. If the acquiring company buys the entire assets of the acquired company, this leaves the acquired company as an empty shell which is eventually liquidated or enters another line of business.
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