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Business Growth Strategy - Mergers

Level:
A-Level, IB Diploma
Board:
AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, IB, OCR, WJEC

Last updated 22 Mar 2021

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A merger is a method of external growth involving the creation of a new business into which two or more other businesses are integrated. This short topic revision video explains how a merger works and illustrates the concept with some recent examples.

Business Growth Strategy - Mergers
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