While they're generally lumped together and can have similar motivations, mergers and acquisitions are different. A merger occurs when companies combine to create a new entity. Shareholders of the ...

This year, the predicted flurry of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity might not have materialised. However, as we near the end of the year, there were some big moves.

Corporate mergers and acquisitions can have a significant impact on the value of stock held by investors. But apart from the ...