What is Merger? How it impacts value of the stock?

What is Merger? How it impacts value of the stock?

  • Mergers refers to a situation where two companies combine to form a single entity.
  • The impact on the shares of each company is depend on the various factors such as the terms of the merger, the valuation of the 2 companies, the exchange ratio and the overall market conditions etc.
  • Usually, shareholders of the acquired company receives shares of the new and combined entity in exchange for their old shares.