UNIT 12 –mergers and acquisitions
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JOINT VENTURE-a
business activity in which two or more companies have invested
together
MBO (MANAGEMENT BUYOUT)- when a company`s top
executives buy the company they work for
MERGER- two or more
companies joining to form a larger company
TAKEOVER/ACQUISITION-
getting contro of company by buing over 50% of its shares
BID-
offer money for shares in a company
STAKE-money risked or
invested in a company
TAKE A STAKE-
WYKUP UDZIAŁÓW
MAKE A BID- the act of taking control of
a company by buying enough of its shares to do this
LAUNCH
A BID-about suggesting an offer- O złożeniu oferty
TARGET A
COMPANY- a company that another company wants to buy
SET
UP A JOINT VENTURE- to make an agreement that allows invest together
with other company
MAKE AN ACQUISITION- buy something such as
a company, a building, or a piece of land
REJECT A
BID-odrzucenie większości udziałów?
SELL A STAKE- sprzedać
udziały
RECONSIDER- to
think about changing a decision or a plan
TIE-UP WITH-
to form a relationship with another person or company
that can help your business develop
DITCHED TALKS-
reject talking with someone/ get rid of
PROVIDER- a company
or organization that sells a particular type of product
or service
WORKSPACE- the office, desk, etc. where
someone works
CONTRIBUTE- to provide money or support
to help another person, company, or organization to
achieve its goal
NET ASSET VALUE- the total value of
the assets of a company after its total debt has been
subtracted
STEELMAKER- a company that produces steel
(a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon, used
for making things that need a strong structure, especially
vehicles and buildings)
ACQUIRE- to by or take control of
sthu
kartka
A PIE CHART-
wykres kołowy
RAID- an attempt to take control of a company
by buying a lot of its shares- napad
ECONOMIES OF SCALE-
reductions in costs resulting from increased
production
DIVERSIFY-adding new and different products or
services
MARKET SHARE- a company`s sales expressed as a
percentage of the total slaes in market
FEE- money paid to
investment banks for work done
CUSTOMER BASE- all the
individuals or organizations that regularly or occasionally purchase
goods or services from a company
OPTIMUM- best, perfect or ideal
(adjective)
SYNERGY- combined production or productivity that is
greater than the sum of separate parts
RAIDERS- people or
companies that try to buy and sell other companies to make a profit
CONGLOMERATE-
large corporations or groups of companies offering a number of
different products or services
ASSET STRIPPING- Buying a company
in order to sell its most valuable assets at a profit.
MERGE WITH- to
combine or join together, or to cause things to do
this:
PLANT (&EQUIPMENT)- large pieces of equipment
and machinery that are used in manufacturing
processes
TAKEOVER BID- An offer or attempt to take
control of a company by buying enough of its shares to do
this, or the amount of money offered
STOCK PRICE=SHARE
PRICE- The price of a particular company's shares
UNDERVALUED-
if something is undervalued, it is considered to be less valuable
or important than it really is
GOODWILL- the value to a
company or organization of things that cannot be directly
measured, for example, its good reputation or its
customers' loyalty
HOSTILE TAKEOVER- relating to
situations in which one company wants to buy another
company whose owners do not want to sell it
HUMAN
CAPITAL- employees, and all of the knowledge, skills,
experience, etc. that they have, which makes them valuable to a
company or economy
UNMANAGEABLE- impossible to deal
with or manage
INEFFICIENT- using resources such as time,
materials, or labour in a way that wastes them:
MARKET
CAPITALIZATION- the total value of shares in a stock
market or several stock markets
SPLIT THEM UP- to
divide or cause to divide into two or more parts:
LEVERAGED
BUYOUTS- an occasion when a person or group uses borrowed
money to buy a company