what are mergers and acquisitions m a 
mergers and acquisitions m a are the different ways companies are combined entire companies or their major business assets are consolidated through financial transactions between two or more companies a company may all of these ways of combining or consolidating assets are m a activities the term m a also is used to describe the divisions of financial institutions that facilitate or manage such activities understanding mergers vs acquisitionsthe terms mergers and acquisitions are often used interchangeably however they have slightly different meanings 