2015堪稱超級購併年,交易額50億美元起跳的超大購併案(megadeal),至今總額已達1.2兆美元(約合新台幣40兆元),創新紀錄,勝過20年前開始吹大的.com狂潮。低利時代資金成本相對便宜,加上企業主相信購併是搶市場最快方法,成就今日榮景。
【超大購併案淺談】 megadeal 超大購併案 A:AB InBev and SABMiller's 106 billion dollar deal will rank among the six largest takeovers. (百威、美樂啤酒的收購交易將名列史上第6。) B:I know. The volume of megadeals in 2015 has surpassed previous all-time records. (我知道,2015年超大購併案的交易額創新紀錄。) hostile takeover 敵意收購 A:In Taiwan, the tie-up between Siliconware and Hon-Hai hit the headlines after ASE's tender offer. (台灣也是,日月光收購矽品後,鴻矽聯盟登上頭條。) B:Yes. Siliconware viewed ASE's tender offer as the first step in a hostile takeover. (矽品把日月光的買斷合併視為敵意收購。) synergy 綜效 A:The shareholders hope their companies' mergers will create greater synergy anyway. (股東只盼公司合併能1加1大於2。) B:The top executives could benefit ; the employees, however, worry about possible job losses. (高階主管得利,員工只擔心丟飯碗。) 【延伸閱讀】延伸關鍵字 1. merger & acquisition:合併與收購 2. tender offer:買斷合併 3. strategic alliance:策略聯盟 4. to reiterate:重申 多益時事通工作團隊獨家授權