Study Notes
Recent Examples of Horizontal Integration
- Level:
- A-Level
- Board:
- AQA, Edexcel, OCR, IB
Last updated 21 Mar 2021
Recent examples of horizontal integration in different markets and industries.
- Dec 2015: Domino's buys largest German pizza chain in $86m deal
- Dec 2015: US chemical giants DuPont and Dow Chemical Co agree to merge in deal valuing combined company at £86bn, with plans to split into three.
- Nov 2015: Pfizer's $150bn purchase of of Dublin-based Allergan (the manufacturer of Botox products)
- Nov 2015: Marriott agrees $12bn merger with Sheraton hotels owner to create one of world’s biggest hotel chains
- Nov 2015: AB InBev's £71bn bid for SABMiller
- Nov 2015: AstraZeneca agrees $2.7bn deal for US biotech firm ZS Pharma
- 2015: Horizontal mergers in the betting industry: Ladbrokes and Gala Coral, Betfair and Paddy Power and GVC and Bwin.party
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