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Defines M&A and explains its strategic and investor rationale without detailing transaction mechanics.

Mergers and acquisitions

A merger and acquisition is a transaction in which companies combine or one company is purchased by another.

A merger and acquisition (M&A) combines companies or involves one company being bought by another. For startups, it can provide a path to scale and eventually return money to investors. section 8.1

M&A can matter to different participants for different reasons:

Similar companies can combine complementary skills and save resources. section 8.1
Larger companies can grow revenue faster by acquiring rather than creating products organically. section 8.1
Investors may seek acquisition as the liquidity event that converts their investment into cash. section 8.1

A startup exit decision

A struggling startup may need to become valuable enough for a larger company to buy it, allowing investors to recover some or all of their investment. section 8.1

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Think Like a Software Engineering ManagerA merger or acquisition is a corporate transaction that combines organizations or transfers control of one organization to another.

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