HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt Vertical mergerThe financial definition for Vertical merger:When one firm acquires another firm that is in the same industry but at another stage in the production cycle. For example, the firm being acquired serves as a supplier to the firm doing the acquiring. Similar MatchesEconomies of vertical integrationEconomies of vertical integrationProduced by achieving lower operating costs by owning all components of production and sometimes sales outlets rather than contracting for companies in the outside marketplace. Vertical acquisitionVertical acquisitionBuying or taking over a firm in the same industry in which the acquired firm and the acquiring firm represent different steps in the production process. Vertical line chartingVertical line chartingA form of technical charting that shows the high, low, and closing prices of a stock or a market on each day on one vertical line with the closing price indicated by a short horizontal mark. Further SuggestionsVertical spreadClick to compare definitions of Vertical merger Click to view definitions beginning ve |