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horizontal merger

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Horizontal Merger
A merger occurring between companies producing similar goods or offering similar services.

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This type of merger occurs frequently as a result of larger companies attempting to create more efficient economies of scale. The amalgamation of Daimler-Benz and Chrysler is a popular example of a horizontal merger.

Horizontal merger
A merger involving two or more firms in the same industry that are both at the same stage in the production cycle; that is, two or more competitors.
horizontal merger
A merger between firms that provide similar products or services. Merging one steel manufacturer into another steel manufacturer is an example of a horizontal merger. Horizontal mergers permit the surviving firm to control a greater share of the market and, it is hoped, gain economies of scale. Compare vertical merger.
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Eckbo, 1992) points out that the enforcement of anti-trust policy since the 1950's "significantly deter horizontal merger activity" in the United States.
Creating wealth through mergers in Canada by Yuce, Ayse / Journal of Academy of Business and Economics
Consummating horizontal mergers (two medical groups with the same clinical specialty) should offer more attractive cost reduction opportunities than forming conglomerates (several medical groups acquiring an upscale nursing home) because of the former's ability to implement enhanced clinical and managerial expertise across more closely akin operations, and the possibilities for postmerger integration of complementary or competing operations.
Merger mania: physicians beware. (Health Care Mergers) by Pearl, Glenn M. / Physician Executive
In addition to the serious antitrust risks associated with a horizontal merger of two of the top three industry players, the Express Scripts offer is subject to satisfactory completion of due diligence by both Express Scripts and the banks financing its highly leveraged offer.
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