Collocations for "merger"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "merger" in context.
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merger
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the merger of two [companies, banks, organizations]
- a merger with a [rival, competitor] (in the industry)
- a [large, controversial] corporate merger
- the [proposed, planned, approved] merger
- have agreed to the merger
- the merger has been approved by (the authorities)
- (the regulator) is [looking into, investigating] the merger
- a merger to [consolidate, create, gain, obtain, corner]
- will be [worth, valued at] [2 billion dollars] after the merger
- [job loss, redundancies, layoffs] following the merger
- has been a recent [wave of, increase in, rise in] mergers
- a merger in the [banking, pharmaceutical, telecommunications] sector
- mergers and acquisitions
- as a result of the merger
- during the merger
- a [successful, failed] merger
- (expect) [high, low, medium] merger activity
- [a rise, a fall, a decrease] in merger activity
- hold merger [discussions, meetings, negotiations]
- [sign, draw up] the merger agreement
'merger' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):