A horizontal merger is a merger or business consolidation that occurs between firms that operate in the same industry, usually as larger companies attempt to create more efficient economies of scale.

Lately, we have read about mega-scale hospital mergers and acquisitions (M&A) nearly every week. With M&A activity at the highest level since 2020 and average seller size continuing to trend upward, ...

Healthcare mergers and acquisitions no longer just about scale Some of the larger merger and acquisition transactions and proposals in the healthcare sector are no longer just about economies of scale ...

News Analysis: Local authority pension scheme mergers have gained importance throughout the UK as a way to decrease costs and provide economies of scale for investments, but experts warn it takes ...

Sometimes articles crash into each other. This week Josh Kim’s review of Size and Jessica Blake’s piece on mergers within higher ed landed on the same day. They’re worth reading together. It’s hard ...

Economies of scale and a focus on better outcomes for members led Westscheme to seek a merger with industry fund giant AustralianSuper. It is becoming increasingly challenging for a fund to remain ...

Stellantis was formed by the merger of Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler, which closed in the first quarter of 2021 on Jan. 16. In 2021, chip crisis affected pro forma total unit volume was 6.1 million, while ...

NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo said Thursday that the Fed may need to consider the pros and cons of "economies of scale" in deciding such things as whether large financial ...

Estuary Transit District, better known by the "9 Town Transit" logo emblazoned on its buses and vans, is poised to absorb Middletown Transit District in what officials say will be a larger and more ...

Investors can evaluate economies of scale to determine if a company can increase profitability and stay competitive as it ...

Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. We read a host of data and information on merger and acquisition in 2009.We found global data regarding merger ...