A horizontal merger is a merger or business consolidation that occurs between firms that operate in the same industry, usually as larger companies attempt to create more efficient economies of scale.

A merger happens when two companies combine to form a single entity. Public companies often merge with the declared goal of increasing shareholder value, by gaining market share or from entering new ...

We develop a search-based theory of mergers and acquisitions with heterogeneous firms and endogenous search complementarities. We use this model to understand how merger incentives and the firm size ...

Honda and Nissan have taken the first formal step towards this transformative alliance by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This agreement initiates six months of in-depth discussions and ...

Health systems, physician groups and payers are merging into increasingly large and complex corporate structures, KFF Health News reported Nov. 10. This has been a significant factor in the ...

The FDIC, OCC, and DOJ each took separate actions in September 2024 to significantly rewrite their approaches to bank merger review. Specifically: The FDIC, following a proposed statement issued in ...

Five years after taking a nosedive during the pandemic, the number of law firm mergers is steadily on the rise across the nation, and experts say the growth is here to stay. Kristin Stark “Clients are ...

There is nothing inherently wrong with the merger of two companies. Many on the left have adopted the view that mergers and acquisitions somehow are a problem for our economy. Nothing could be further ...

The total number of mergers in Q1 this year was up slightly from last year, according to a report this week. Fairfax Associates tallied 22 completed mergers during the first three months of 2025, ...