vertical merger

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Definition of vertical merger in English English dictionary: (Ekonomi) Merger in which a company that supplies a component merges with a company that uses the component in its product (ex: computer manufacturer acquires microchip company); (Economics) merger in which a company that supplies a component merges with a company that uses the component in its product (ex: computer manufacturer acquires microchip company); The joining of two firms involved in different stages of related businesses; a merger between two firms, one of which is a supplier or distributor for the other; A merger in which one firm acquires another firm that is in the same industry but at another stage in the production cycle For example, the firm being acquired serves as a supplier to the firm doing the acquiring; When one firm acquires another firm that is in the same industry but at another stage in the production cycle For example, the firm being acquired serves as a supplier to the firm doing the acquiring; A merger of two firms that have previously had a buyer-seller relationship