ESL Podcast 868 – Mergers and Acquisitions

 　　Marisol: What do you think of the big announcement this morning?

 

　　Lamar: That our company is going to merge¹ with McQ Corp.? From what I’ve heard through the grapevine, this isn’t a merger² but a hostile takeover.

 

　　Marisol: But the CEO said this morning that our company and McQ Corp. are equals in this merger, and the integration³ of the two companies will be seamless.

 

　　Lamar: Don’t you believe it! McQ Corp. has a history of taking over companies with high valuations and a lot of assets and selling it off in pieces. This is no friendly acquisition.

 

　　Marisol: But what about all of that talk about our two companies consolidating⁴ into a strong business entity⁵ and creating great synergy? Didn’t you buy any of that?

 

　　Lamar: Not one word. When McQ Corp. is through with us, we’ll be lucky to still have the shirts on our backs!

 

　　Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 merge   

v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体

参考例句：

• I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
• The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。

2 merger   

n.企业合并，并吞

参考例句：

• Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
• Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。

3 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

4 consolidating   

v.（使）巩固， （使）加强( consolidate的现在分词 )；（使）合并

参考例句：

• These measures are meant for consolidating the system of basic medical care. 这些举措旨在夯实基层医疗体系，让老百姓看大病不必出远门。 来自互联网
• We are consolidating the Chinese and English versions of our homepage. 我们将为您提供中英文版本一起的主页。 来自互联网

5 entity   

n.实体，独立存在体，实际存在物

参考例句：

• The country is no longer one political entity.这个国家不再是一个统一的政治实体了。
• As a separate legal entity,the corporation must pay taxes.作为一个独立的法律实体，公司必须纳税。