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  2. Glossary of mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers - Wikipedia

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    When two or more separate companies join together to form one company so that their pooled resources generate greater common prosperity than if they remain separate. Backward Integration This is a process by which a company acquires another company that produces the raw material or the ancillaries which are used by the former.

  3. Syncretism - Wikipedia

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    Syncretism involves the merging or assimilation of several originally discrete traditions, especially in the theology and mythology of religion, thus asserting an underlying unity and allowing for an inclusive approach to other faiths.

  4. Conflation - Wikipedia

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    The result of conflating concepts may give rise to fallacies and ambiguity, including the fallacy of four terms in a categorical syllogism.For example, the word "bat" has at least two distinct meanings: a flying animal, and a piece of sporting equipment (such as a baseball bat or cricket bat).

  5. Cultural amalgamation - Wikipedia

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    The cultures then combine their influences and amalgamate without dominating each other. [1] [3] [10] This creates a new social structure dynamic where contributions occur in various areas and forms, and all are equally valued. [1] [10] Cultural amalgamation is beneficial and aids in enhancing the life experience of both cultures.

  6. Mergers and acquisitions - Wikipedia

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    Keep both names and use them together. Some companies try to please everyone and keep the value of both brands by using them together. This can create an unwieldy name, as in the case of PricewaterhouseCoopers, which has since changed its brand name to "PwC". Discard both legacy names and adopt a totally new one.

  7. Confluence - Wikipedia

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    The term confluence can also apply to the process of merging or flowing together of other substance. [28] For example, it may refer to the merger of the flow of two glaciers . [ 29 ]

  8. Post-merger integration - Wikipedia

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    Post-merger integration or PMI is the process of combining and rearranging businesses to materialize potential efficiencies and synergies that usually motivate mergers and acquisitions.

  9. Religious syncretism - Wikipedia

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    The Mughal emperor Akbar, who wanted to consolidate the diverse religious communities in his empire, propounded Din-i-Ilahi, a syncretic religion intended to merge the best elements of the religions of his empire, Allopanishad is the example there. Satpanth is considered a syncretism of Ismaili Islam and Hinduism.