STRATEGIC BUYER
Buyer in an acquisition with a definite reason to purchase the company. They seek firms that will establish a synergy with their prevailing businesses. Since such buyers may obtain more value from an acquisition than the target company’s intrinsic value, they are normally willing to pay for a premium price to push through with a deal. Also called synergistic buyers.
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Key Rate
A specific interest rate that decides bank lending rates and the credit cost for borrowers. Discount Rate and the Federal Funds rate are the two ke ...
Exclusive Listing
Formal agreement in a real estate transaction stating a real estate agent has the right to earn commission if a property is sold within an indicate ...
Punt
A unit of currency used in Ireland until 2002. It was introduced in 1928 and was pegged (one for one) to the British pound sterling. In 1979, the p ...
Quarterly Earnings Report
Public companies file a report of their performance quarterly. It includes earning reports such as their net income, net sales, earnings per share ...
Overfunded Pension Plan
It is a company retirement plan that has more assets than liabilities. Basically, there is a surplus amount of money needed to cover current and fu ...
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