Transformational acquisition is an
acquisition of a company or a division of it with the aim to jointly establish a new
business model
A business model describes how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value,''Business Model Generation'', Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur, Alan Smith, and 470 practitioners from 45 countries, self-published, 2010 in economic, soci ...
or to enrich the offer for its customers by different expertise and new solutions. This may be different production technologies or new capacity.
This definition is used in recent years only, but a significant number of
mergers & acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating units are transferred to or consolidated with another company or business organization. As an aspect ...
allocate their transaction to this type.
[strategy-business.com, May 2014]
Deals That Transform Companies
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List of examples for Transformational Acquisitions
See also
*Mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating units are transferred to or consolidated with another company or business organization. As an aspect ...
*Takeover
In business, a takeover is the purchase of one company (the ''target'') by another (the ''acquirer'' or ''bidder''). In the UK, the term refers to the acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to t ...
* Management control
* Management due diligence
* Merger integration
*Successor company A successor company takes the business (products and services) of the previous companies with the goal to maintain the continuity of the business. To this end the employees, board of directors, location, equipment and even product name may remain th ...
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References
Mergers and acquisitions
Corporate law
Competition