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Topic: corporate-finance

Skyscrapers in Manhattan's Financial District

Friday, 7/3, 03:45 PM

Cash or Stock? How Companies Actually Pay for the Deals They Make

When one company buys another, the headline number is only half the story.
Whether the buyer pays in cash, its own shares, or a mix changes who takes the risk, who owes tax, and what the seller ultimately walks away with.
Here's how deal 'currency' works.

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