Better Business, 5/e

Objective 6-5 Mergers and Acquisitions

1. Compare the different types of mergers and acquisitions, and explain why each occurs.

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Google began in 1998 as a search engine, but nearly two decades later, the company, now formally known as Alphabet, Inc., has expanded to include many other businesses. Today, Alphabet includes Google (the search engine) as well as a collection of companies that include a web browser (Google Chrome), mapping and directional service (Google Maps and Google Earth), online productivity and ...