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.

Discover how stock-for-stock mergers work and what they mean for shareholders, explaining the benefits and efficiency of these acquisitions.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...