M&A

A form of mergers and acquisitions — Business transactions in which the ownership of companies are transferred to or consolidated with another company or business organization.

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Meanings

noun

alternative rare M+A

  1. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of mergers and acquisitions.

    This thesis deals in general with mergers & acquisitions in the CRO industry, and more specifically with reasons for M&A, success factors during the M&A process, and why M&A can fail in the Contract Research Organization industry.

    2013, Jakob Miera, Mergers & Acquisitions in the Contract Research Organization Industry, GRIN Verlag, →ISBN, page 1
  2. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of marketing and advertising.
  3. abbreviationinitialismmanagementInitialism of management and analysis.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mergers and acquisitions
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APA

M&A. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/M%26A

MLA

“M&A.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/M%26A. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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