Acquisition: Form of integration & Type of merger

Acquisition: Form of integration

Form of integration
Subsidiary		Maintain the successful target company's brand and operational structure. Most subsidiary mergers occur when the target has a well-known brand that the acquirer wants to maintain.
Statutory		The target company would cease to exisit as a separte entity.

Acquisition: Type of merger

Type of merger
Horizontal		An acquirer and a target company are in the same industry.
Vertical		An acquirer would be moving up or down the supply chain.