M&A

American  

abbreviation

Finance, Business.

1. mergers and acquisitions: the practice of incorporating parts (or all) of another enterprise, either by combining two or more companies into one or by purchasing some or all of another company's assets, as a way of strategically enhancing or growing a business.

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Etymology

Origin of M&A

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

I'm a proud father, proud son.

From BBC

I have two boys - I'm a really proud dad and it's the best feeling that you can have.

From BBC

"To us that's strange because I'm a '90s kid, and to be told something like that is now vintage is bizarre," he said.

From BBC

Lauren Thomas is the lead reporter on M&A and shareholder activism for The Wall Street Journal in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal

Plus, as Mr. Wonderful noted, “I’m a real-estate guy.”

From MarketWatch