merger agreement
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈmɜrdʒər əˈɡriːmənt/
- Formal
:
acuerdo de fusión
- The merger agreement required the approval of both boards before it could take effect.
- signed a merger agreement
He then secured financing for the deal, signed a binding merger agreement, and only then tried to back out of the deal.
- He then secured financing for the deal, signed a binding merger agreement, and only then tried to back out of the deal.
Examples
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He then secured financing for the deal, signed a binding merger agreement, and only then tried to back out of the deal.
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As a corollary, courts should look outside the four corners of the merger agreement to identify devices that impede a potential third-party bid.
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The merger agreement was signed after a few months of negotiation.
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After a high number of deal breaks occurred, merger agreements changed and specific performance became much more common.
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If my team approves you will have a merger agreement by the end of tomorrow.
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The majority of contracts in this world are not insurance contracts or merger agreements but are run-of-the-mill commercial agreements.
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Concurrent with the merger agreement, the parties negotiated a convertible bond agreement.
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In addition, I am not persuaded that, collectively, the Merger Agreement's three primary deal protections unreasonably inhibit another bidder from making a superior proposal.
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When JPM raised its offer to $10 of JPM stock, the parties further agreed that JPM could exercise the asset option even if Bear Stearns shareholders voted down the merger agreement.
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The merger agreement included detailed provisions for employee benefits and asset distribution.
Synonyms
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1.4
An agreement, often about buying or selling
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1.4
A promise made between two or more people, often written
A contract that explains the terms for one company to buy another company
How Binding
- Formal
2
3.6
- Formal
1
4.6
- Formal
48
5.4
- Formal
8
5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a formal contract outlining the terms and conditions of the merger' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'merger' (the act of uniting companies) with 'agreement' (a contract), forming a noun–noun phrase that denotes an agreement concerning a merger. This compositional pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Merger agreement comes from a simple image: merger means 'to join' and agreement means 'a written promise', so two companies make a paper that says how they will come together. So a merger agreement is the signed paper that tells how the companies will join and work together.