BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Consolidation
- the uniting of two or more businesses into one company
- the combination of several lower-priced shares into one higher-priced one
Wiktionary Definition for: Consolidation
- The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination.
- The combination of several actions into one.
Additional Resources
- Systemic Risk and Financial Consolidation: Are They Related?
- The creation of a number of very large and sometimes increasingly complex financial institutions, resulting in part from the on-going consolidation of the financial system, has raised concerns that the degree of systemic risk in the financial system may have increased. The paper argues that firm interdependencies, as measured by...
- White papers 2001-06-19
- Media consolidation hits full force.(Brief Article)
- If Congress' 1996 passage of a new telecommunications act set the stage for media consolidation, it was 1999 when consolidation hit full force. In radio, consolidation had already been rampant, but Clear Channel Communications' $23.5 billion deal for If Congress' 1996 passage of a new telecommunications...
- Research articles 1999-12-20
- Bank Consolidation, Internationalization and Conglomeration: Trends and Implications for Financial Risk
- This paper documents global trends in bank activity, consolidation, internationalization and financial firm conglomeration, and explores the extent to which financial firm risk and systemic risk potential in banking are related to consolidation and conglomeration. It is found that while there is a substantial upward trend in conglomeration globally, consolidation...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- The FDA's Consolidation Working Group. (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Watch).(has completed phase II of the consolidation of certain biologic product reviews)(Brief Article)
- THE FDA's Consolidation Working Group has completed phase II of the consolidation of certain biologic product reviews in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Nearly $32.9 million from the biologics program will be transferred to the h THE FDA's Consolidation Working Group...
- Research articles 2003-01-20
- Coping with consolidation; alliances flourish.(consolidation in the chemical transportation industry)(Coping with Consolidation)
- The acquisition of Southern Pacific Rail by Union Pacific Corp along with the merger of Royal Pakhoed NV and Univar Europe characterize the extent and scale of consolidation within the chemical transportation industry. There is no chemical service sector outside of third-party logistics that has not undergone consolidation. Freight rates...
- Research articles 1996-09-25
- Is There Evidence That Recent Consolidation in the Health Insurance Industry Has Adversely Affected Premiums?
- The paper suggests that consolidation in the insurance market has been a cause of higher health insurance prices premiums. Although the consolidation among health insurers and rising premiums are indisputable, it is unlikely that consolidation has had any adverse effect on premiums nationwide. The article depicts that health insurance consolidation...
- White papers 2004-12-01
- Data Center Consolidation: Using Performance Metrics to Achieve Success
- In the modern business climate, consolidation of IT operations is a common pursuit towards enabling cost reduction and efficiency improvement, technology consolidation, service level management, and qualitydriven best practices. This paper presents a framework for planning and executing data center consolidation efforts to ensure success with minimal risk to the...
- White papers 2004-10-01
- TINTA makes Argentine moves: market consolidation heats up with three major deals. (TCI International)
- Market consolidation heats up with three major deals The highly competitive Argentine cable market took a big step toward consolidation last week with three key deals involving TCI International. TCI International's Argentinian cable sus ...
- Research articles 1997-10-13
- Cable concentrates on future: consolidation continues at record pace as MSOs prepare to deliver phone, digital services.
- Consolidation continues at record pace as MSOs prepare to deliver phone, digital services Nineteen ninety-six is shaping up to be another banner year for cable consolidation, with the big MSOs reconfiguring their holdings at a record pace through Consolidation continues at record...
- Research articles 1996-06-24
- Radio deals jammed by FCC: local consolidation under fire as lengthy reviews return.(Washington)
- Michael Powell wants to put the brakes on radio consolidation. Under intense pressure from Congress and FCC Democrats cranky about media consolidation, the FCC chairman has taken aim at radio. He has resurrected a controversial policy that halts ac Michael Powell wants to put...
- Research articles 2004-03-15
- HUNT SYSTEMS GROUP ANNOUNCES CONSOLIDATION AUDITOR; Financial Consolidation and Reporting Application Based on Arbor's Essbase Server
- ATLANTA--BUSINESS WIRE--May 23, 1995--Hunt Systems Group today announced Consolidation Auditor, a new financial consolidation and reporting application built using Arbor's Essbase multidimensional database server. Consolidation Auditor provides the accounting controls of a general ledger with the maintenance ease and analysis power of a true multidimensional database engine.
- Research articles 1995-05-23
- Consolidation rocks welding distributors. (includes related article on welding manufacturers' refusal to sell their products via catalog distribution)
- INDEPENDENTS ARE DISAPPEARING RAPIDLY AS ABOVE-AVERAGE CONSOLIDATION CONTINUES IN THE WELDING INDUSTRY It's no secret that consolidation is taking the distribution industry by storm. Nowhere is that more true than in the welding industry, where c INDEPENDENTS ARE DISAPPEARING RAPIDLY AS ABOVE-AVERAGE...
- Research articles 1997-09-01
- PORTALS CONSOLIDATION SEEN IMMINENT
- AsiaInfo Services 06-07-2001 Portals Consolidation Seen Imminent BEIJING, Jun 07, 2001 AsiaPort via COMTEX -- The long-expected consolidation of China's crowded and unprofitable Internet sector may be at hand. US media colossus AOL Time Wa AsiaInfo Services...
- Research articles 2001-06-07
- Justice eyes local TV accords: deal guidelines could redirect FCC scrutiny.(consolidation deals)
- The U.S. Justice Department is close to making a decision on a consolidation request from a Fox television station and an ABC station in Columbus, OH. The department has already made several decisions on radio consolidation and is now dealing with consoliThe U.S. Justice Department is close to making a...
- Research articles 1998-02-02
- Food marketers' power struggle feeds mergers; General Mills is among the players considering consolidation for clout.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- Consolidation in the retail environment has sent food marketers scrambling for shelf space. Now, the industry's largest marketers are riding a consolidation wave of their own. General Mills last week revealed it is in merger talks with Diageo for its Consolidation in the retail environment has...
- Research articles 2000-07-17
- HP's Hurd on the U.S. Economy, Data-Center Consolidation
- HP CEO Mark Hurd was inevitably asked about the U.S. economy during the company’s earnings conference call and the message was clear: It's hard to chart tech spending right now. HP reported a strong second quarter due to sales abroad, but analysts spent a good chunk of...
- Blog posts 2008-05-22
- Consolidation Loan Calculator
- If you're thinking about debt consolidation, you might want to take a look at this consolidation loan calculator. This tool is designed to help you figure out if a debt consolidation loan is right in your situation. The calculator uses your outstanding debt balances and existing monthly payments to figure...
- Tools & templates 2008-01-01
- Berkshire Hathaway Division Leads Real Estate Consolidation Wave.
- By Grace Shim, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 9--The adage in buying a house is location, location, location. But experts predict a new slogan for the residential real estate industry's future: consolidation, consolidation, consolidation. ...
- Research articles 2002-10-09
- Democratic consolidation: between institutional engineering and international support. (Review Article).(3 books on democratic consolidation)(Book Review)
- Perspectives on Democratic Consolidation in Central and Eastern Europe. Edited by DIRK BERG-SCHLOSSER AND RAIVO VETIK. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001. Pp.223. ISBN 0-88033-471-1. Democratic Consolidation in Eastern Europe. Vol. 1. Institutional Engineering. Edited by JAN ZIELONKA. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001....
- Research articles 2002-10-01
- What Does Industry Consolidation Mean for a Company's Value?
- Merger mania has clearly captured the American business scene. The total dollar value offered in net merger and acquisition announcements has increased from leaps and bounds. But a question which arises is that what does industry consolidation mean to the owner of a privately owned business? The list of industries...
- White papers 2000-02-01
