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galaxy merger
galaxy merger The combination of two or more galaxies of comparable size to form a single, larger galaxy. For example, the peculiar elliptical galaxy and strong radio source
Centaurus A is believed to result from the merger of an elliptical galaxy with a somewhat smaller, gas-rich spiral galaxy.
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Merger waves: a model of endogenous mergers.
Magazine article from: RAND Journal of Economics; 3/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...must make their merger decisions individually. Mergers that result from...propose another merger. This process...until no further mergers occur, which...merger, making the merger more profitable...complementarity between mergers implies that forwa
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Mergers under entry.
Magazine article from: RAND Journal of Economics; 9/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...profitable. If future mergers are expected, then merger incentives may differ. I show that if a merger leads to additional mergers in the future, then...profitability of the merger is increased. I illustrate that frequent mergers can occur with Cournot...
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MERGERS AND CORPORATE CONSOLIDATION:JANET L. YELLEN
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 6/16/1998; 700+ words
; ...evaluation of the current merger wave. I. Mergers: A Historical Perspective...estimated 75 percent of merger-related firm disappearances...occurred as a result of mergers involving at least...attempt horizontal mergers. Qualitatively, the current merger wave appears to be...
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MERGERS AND CORPORATE CONSOLIDATION:JOEL I. KLEIN
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 6/16/1998; 700+ words
; ...dollar value of mergers, confirms the existence of a merger wave. In the...the increase in mergers, a crucial...accompany any merger wave of this size...enforcers in reviewing mergers is always on whether a particular merger will hurt consumers...
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MERGER CONTROL: MONTI SOUNDS CAUTIOUS NOTE IN REFORM PLAN.(European Commission)(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: European Report; 11/9/2002; 700+ words
; ...enshrined in Article 2 of the Merger Regulation, which indicates...jurisdictions use a test whereby mergers are blocked if they would...hand, stipulates that a merger transaction should not...assessment of "vertical" mergers will follow. Efficiency...Mr Monti believes that merger analysis ...
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MERGER QUESTION
Magazine article from: Credit Union Management; 3/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...finance committee. After the merger, he transitioned into...Council. Don't jump into a merger because everyone else is...must be better. "Not all mergers work," he added. TWO THEMES There are generally two merger themes, they said...
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Merger bill pits Omaha mayor, Douglas County Board.
Newspaper article from: Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE); 1/24/2007; 700+ words
; ...push to clear the way for a city-county merger, but most of the Douglas County Board...mayor, said the bill would not create a merger, but rather open the door to discussions...LB 392) is an important first step for merger and will allow us to see if there would...
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MERGER COMPLETED: INSURANCE COMMISSIONER MORTELL GIVES FINAL O.K.
PR Newswire; 6/30/1993; 700+ words
; ...Group announced today the completion of its merger with Southeastern Mutual Insurance Company...Indiana Insurance Commissioner, approved the merger today, following votes ratifying the merger by each company's board of directors yesterday...
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Do mergers improve the X-efficiency and scale efficiency of U.S. banks? Evidence from the 1980s.
Magazine article from: Journal of Money, Credit & Banking; 8/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...market performance of merger survivors. Most...effectiveness of mergers and acquisitions...particular segments of the merger population; for...large interstate mergers or acquisitions or...however, intrastate mergers accounted for only 34 percent of the merger volume. In contrast...
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Merger mania. (antitrust laws affecting mergers)(Legislative Issues)(Column)
Magazine article from: Ceramic Industry; 7/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...to large corporate mergers, and many are stopped...FTC) blocked the merger of two large drug...that large corporate mergers do not necessarily...examining whether a merger will violate the...areas and permit a merger to go through. RAISING...of large corporate mergers creates a ...
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Mergers and Acquisitions
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...Finally, many mergers pose few risks to competition. Antitrust merger law seeks to prohibit...and to predict the merger's competitive impact. Types of Mergers Mergers appear in...bleach). Corporate Merger Procedures State...accomplish corporate mergers. Generally, the...
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Merger
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
...company resists the merger, it is referred...hostile takeover." Mergers that occur between...known as "horizontal mergers," and when one...known as a "vertical merger." When the merging...monopolies many of the mergers of the 1960s took...period of intense merger activity began in...
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Vertical Merger
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
VERTICAL MERGER A merger between two business...relationship. Business mergers can take two forms...vertical. In a horizontal merger , one firm acquires another...firms. In a vertical merger , one firm acquires either...Because horizontal mergers pose a direct threat...
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merger
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
merger in corporate business...absorbed the other(s). Mergers may be of various types: A vertical merger integrates different...businesses; an extensional merger. joins two similar...methods of effecting mergers vary. Often the corporation...
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Mergers and Monopolies
Book article from: American Decades
Mergers and Monopolies Merger Mania For three consecutive years, between 1995 and 1997, the value of mergers and acquisitions in the United States...behemoth corporations created by the "merger mania." Rockefeller's Revenge When...
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