1 Hourglass: Torso and hips are approximately the same width - with waist definition.  Apple: Torso and upper body wider than your hips - with little or no waist definition. You might have weight surrounding your waist.
From a legal point of view, a merger is a legal consolidation of two entities into one entity, whereas an acquisition occurs when one entity takes ownership of another entity's stock, equity interests or assets.
The total dollar value offered in net merger and acquisition an-. nouncements has increased from $226.7 million in 1994 to $1.2. billion in 1998, with an 81.4% increase from 1997 to 1998 alone. What does industry consolidation mean to the owner of a pri-.