Global Digital Solutions Inc (GDSI)

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A merger occurs when two separate entities combine forces to create a new, joint organization. An acquisition refers to the takeover of one entity by another. A new company does not emerge from an acquisition; rather, the smaller company is often consumed and ceases to exist, and its assets become part of the larger company. Acquisitions – sometimes called takeovers – generally carry a more negative connotation than mergers. For this reason, many acquiring companies refer to an acquisition as a merger even when it is clearly not.

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