In order to find the slope, it is simplest to put this line equation into slope-intercept form. If I rearrange this line to be in the form  y = mx + b , it will be easy to read off the slope m.
While there are several types of transactions classified under the notion of M&A, a merger means a combination of two companies to form a new company, while an acquisition is the purchase of one company by another in which no new company is formed.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  fusion, merger, unification(noun) an occurrence that involves the production of a union. 2  union, unification(noun) the state of being joined or united or linked. 3  union, unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure(noun) the act of making or becoming a single unit.