Mergers often are classified according to the merger’s participants and their lines of business. Identify each of the following four types of mergers:
Description = Motive for Merger
• A merger between the manufacturer and its supplier of raw materials.______
• A merger between an electrical appliance company and a personal hygiene company _______
• A merger between two firms that produce the same type of good or service______
• A merger between firms that are in the same industry but in different areas of that industry and lack a customer supplier relationship._______
General Bectric (GE) has acquired companies in several Industries, such as aviation, financial services, enterprise solutions, transportation, health care, appliances, and consumer goods, GE entered into some of these industries by acquiring established or promising players in the sector. These mergers would be best described as