Following are some sentences that make use of merger¹ and acquisition terms:

　　Merger / acquisition

That company lives by mergers² and acquisitions.

　　They just keep growing and growing.

　　Takeover

　　 I think that company is ripe for a takeover. They have great market share but they’re in poor financial condition.

　　Leveraged³ buyout

　　That leveraged buyout was some smart thinking on your part. We diversified⁴ our product line and expanded our market share without laying out any cash.

　　Crown jewels

　　In our lineup of health care products, the Cosmetics⁵ division is our crown jewel.

　　Saturday night special

　　That announcement sure blindsided them. It was a Saturday night special and we caught them asleep at the wheel

       Sleeping Beauty

　 I wonder which Prince Charming will court that Sleeping Beauty.

　　Shark watcher

　　They just hired a shark watcher to avoid sudden death.#p#

　　中：

　　以下是一些应用并购事宜术语的例句：

　　合并/收购

　　那家公司靠合并和收购为生。他们在不断扩张。

　　接收/接管

　　我觉得是时候接管那家公司了。虽然他们仍占有很高的市场份额，但他们的财务状况简直糟透了。

　　融资收购

　　 那宗融资收购非常成功。你的主意真不错,通过这次收购，我们不但使生产线得以多元化，而且没花一分钱就扩大了市场份额。

　　拳头部门

　　在我们生产卫生保健产品的一系列部门中，化妆品部是最具竞争力的拳头部门。

　　周末特别收购

　　他们看了我们的公告肯定傻了眼。这真是一次典型的“周末特别收购”，我们乘他们熟睡时就控制了全局。

　　睡美人

　　我在想到底“哪位王子”想要娶“睡美人”（想收购那家前途无量的公司）。

　　预警员

　　 他们刚聘请了一位预防收购的专家以防止在竞争中突然死亡