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How does a corporation acquire another company through merger, buying assets or stock?
Mergers can be done with acquiring Assets of the company which is called the Asset acquisition under merger scheme and mergers can also be done through stock purchase which is also called stock acquisition under the merger scheme.
When corporation acquires another corporation through asset acquisition which means that the Assets of another company is acquired to a extent of more than 50%, so that it is merged with another company and it means that the control of its operation is held by another corporation. In Asset acquisition, there is not just acquisition of asset but the merging company also acquires some of the liabilities of other companies also so it helps in overall acquisition of the control of another firm.
In case of a stock acquisition, the share of other company is acquired up to an extent of more than 50% so that the control of the another organisation is acquired and it is done through fixation of a certain price at which the shareholders of the another company are agreed to sale their stake to the another company.
The shareholders need to give their consent in order to have a successful merger so that there should be certain price at which the controlling stake of the company is acquired through various investment bankers or it can either be acquired acquired through the stock market.
These are the two major merger schemes, through which control in the another organisation is acquired.