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
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