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horizontal integration
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horizontal integration

Merger with, or takeover of, one company by another company operating at a similar stage in the production chain. The production and supply chain run from the sourcing of the raw material through to the sale to the consumer. In the production of chocolate bars, for example, one manufacturer might integrate horizontally with another. The benefits of this type of integration come from power in the marketplace and an economy of scale. However, if the resulting company exerts too much control over the market it operates in, it may fall foul of legislation designed to prevent companies from obtaining a monopoly advantage.
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Eckbo, 1992) points out that the enforcement of anti-trust policy since the 1950's "significantly deter horizontal merger activity" in the United States.
Creating wealth through mergers in Canada by Yuce, Ayse / Journal of Academy of Business and Economics
Consummating horizontal mergers (two medical groups with the same clinical specialty) should offer more attractive cost reduction opportunities than forming conglomerates (several medical groups acquiring an upscale nursing home) because of the former's ability to implement enhanced clinical and managerial expertise across more closely akin operations, and the possibilities for postmerger integration of complementary or competing operations.
Merger mania: physicians beware. (Health Care Mergers) by Pearl, Glenn M. / Physician Executive
In addition to the serious antitrust risks associated with a horizontal merger of two of the top three industry players, the Express Scripts offer is subject to satisfactory completion of due diligence by both Express Scripts and the banks financing its highly leveraged offer.
Caremark Sends Letter to Shareholders Outlining Value of CVS/Caremark ... by Business Wire
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