Vertical acquisition

Vertical acquisition
Acquisition in which the acquired firm and the acquiring firm are at different steps in the
production process.
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Vertical acquisition
Buying or taking over a firm in the same industry in which the acquired firm and the acquiring firm represent different steps in the production process.
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Vertical expansion is also known as a vertical acquisition. Vertical expansion or acquisitions can also be used to increase scales and to gain market power.

verbatim In exactly the same words vertical acquisition A type of business acquisition in which the acquirer and the target are in the... vertical integration The process in which several steps in the production and/or distribution of...

A partnership between a startup company and a brokerage firm or entrepreneurial company that provides capital for the new business in return for stock in the company and a share of the profits.
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See also: Expense, Values, Banks, Vertical spread, Currency option