Strategic alliance
Streamlining
Joint venture
Merger
Acquisition
Takeover
Spin-off
Downsize
The buying of a target company by another company.
A combination of two companies into one larger company.
A new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger company.
Reducing the number of employees on the operating payroll.
An entity formed between two or more parties to undertake economic activity together.
Making a company’s operations simpler but more effective.
Cooperation between two or more companies aiming at better results in their operations.
A hostile way of gaining control over another company.
