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1
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tr corporate alliances + synonym

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poslovna zavezništva; mergers & acquisitions

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how can companies grow?

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internally (increasing its sales) or externally (corporate alliances)

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tr merger

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združitev

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def acquisition

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a purchase of another company (through the purchase of their shares) - no matter of how large the stake is

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def+tr joint ventures

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two companies create something new together.

joint ownership (mešano podjetje) // joint project by contract (skupna vlaganja)

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def merger

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two companies agree to join together to form a new one
in theory, it should be a 50/50 share swap, but in practice that varies
no sale agreement involved

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why do companies keep M&A-ing? (8) (benefits of M&As)

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  • to increase their market share (price-setting)
  • to gain new insider knowledge
  • opportunity to access new markets
  • to eliminate competition
  • to make more profit
  • synergies
  • staff overhaul (reorganisation, keeping only the best ones)
  • cost-cutting (bulk buying, economies of scale or scope, sharing R&D costs)
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def stake

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synonym for share

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def takeover

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a company acquiring a majority stake in another company (50%)
(= bid = offer)

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10
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def friendly takeover

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the company that is taken over is compliant, and it is negotiated
often regarded as mergers

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def hostile takeover

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the company that is taken over is not compliant
happen by launching a raid (attack) - usually regarded as an acquisition
done by buying the shares on the stock exchange

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acquiring company syonym

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acquirer, bidder

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target company synonym

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acquiree, (bid) target

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which are the main steps the acquirer takes?

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  1. define strategic goals
  2. decide on a target
  3. valuate the target
  4. ensuring funds and funders
  5. establish confidence in data: due diligence (skrbni pregled)
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tr economies of scale

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ekonomije obsega

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where the most M&A happen?

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automotive and pharma industries

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what are the main problems before an M&A happens?

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  1. frictions in management
  2. maintaining secrecy (of the M&A)
    - ↑ share price
    - ↓ employees
    - different cultures
  3. due diligence
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what is an antonym of a merger?

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de-merger

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what are the main problems after an M&A happens?

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  • implementation
  • layoffs, redunancies
  • reorganising the workplace
  • establishing uniform corporate culture
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def horizontal and vertical integration

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vertical = a company buying out its suppliers and/or customers
horizontal = combining of two companies that produce similar goods/services
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def leveraged buyout (LBO) +tr

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buyout using borrowed funds

odkup z zadolžitvijo

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def domestic acquisition

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an Acq in the same country the acquirerer is from

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def cross-border acquisition

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an Acq in another country than the acquirerer is from

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def management buyout (MBO) +tr

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if the buyer is the company’s own management

managerski prevzem

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why are conglomerates inefficient?

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because they lose focus on their core business

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26
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def+ synonym competition authorities

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antitrust regulators

montitoring and controlling merging and buying activities to prevent anti-competitive concentrators on the market

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def competition laws + synonym

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antitrust laws

regulating anti-competitive practices and agreements

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def (symbolic meaning)+tr prey

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target company, plen

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def (symbolic meaning) Black Knight, predator, raider

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an acquiring company that makes a hostile takeover bid

30
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def (symbolic meaning) Sleeping Beauty

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a target company with great potential

31
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def (symbolic meaning) to take a poison pill

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to discourage hostile takeovers by making stock less attractive and offering it to shareholders at a discounted price

32
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def (symbolic meaning) to announce a marriage plan

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to announce a merger

33
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def (symbolic meaning) to tie the knot

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to merge

34
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def (symbolic meaning) crown jewels

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company’s most valuable assets

35
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def (symbolic meaning) dawn raid

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buying company’s shares on the stock exchange

36
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majority share synonym

A

controlling share

37
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target snynoym

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acquiree

38
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def+tr economies of scope

A

efficiencies that arise from producing a number of different products
ekonomije dejavnosti

39
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when does an MBO happen? (in economies with tradition)

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when the company is on the verge of collapse, but the mng still believes in it (so they borrow money individually and buy the company to save it)

40
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why does an MBO have a negative connotation in ex-socialistic countries?

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mng would buy the company from the government, pledging the company itself as collateral. when they became the owners, they would lay off the employees and make a lot of money themselves

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def asset stripping

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buying a company and selling them by parts (done by corporate raiders)

42
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der corporate raiders

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people outside the company that buy companies just to sell them again (think the guy from Pretty Woman)

43
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tr internal and external growth

A

notranja in zunanja rast

44
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tr target firm

A

ciljno podjetje, tarča

45
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tr acquirer / bidder

A

prevzemno podjetje

46
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tr raider

A

sovražni prevzemnik

47
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tr hostile and friendly takeover

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sovražni in prijazni prevzem

48
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tr takeover bid

A

ponudba za prevzem

49
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tr market capitalisation + def

A

the market value of all company stocks

tržna vrednost podjetja

50
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tr antitrust regulatino

A

protimonopolna zakonodaja

51
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the acquiring company launched a ____ for the company

A

bid

52
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share 2 synonyms

A

interest, stake

53
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offer 2 synonyms

A

bid, proposal

54
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acquisition 2 synonyms

A

takeover, buyout

55
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joint venture 2 synonyms

A

strategic alliance, partnership

56
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controlling interest 2 synonyms

A

majority stake, controlling stake

57
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to buy 2 synonyms

A

to purchase, to acquire

58
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acquirer 2 synonyms

A

bidder, offerer

59
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target 2 synonyms

A

target firm, acquiree

60
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to take over 2 synonyms

A

to buy out, to acquire

61
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to merge with 2 synonyms

A

to combine with, to join with

62
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tr to clinch a deal + synonym

A

skleniti posel

to close a deal

63
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meaning JV and DD

A

joint venture

due diligence

64
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tr povečana učinkovitost

A

increased efficiency

65
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tr valuation

A

vrednotenje podjetja

66
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tr product diversification

A

proizvodna diversifikacija

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