Mergers and acquisitions are often referred to as the market for corporate control. When a firm acquires a target firm, the acquiring firm takeover control of the corporation being sold. There are several types of mergers which include the horizontal merger whereby a corporation acquires another that falls within the same industry. The vertical merger is the union of two companies in the same industry that are at different stages of the supply-chain process (Kenton, 2020). The conglomerate merger is when firms acquire other firms that are into unrelated business to them. Conglomerate mergers are usually done to expand the portfolio of a corporation but it’s difficult to create value this way. There are several reasons to acquire other firms like for their expertise, vertical integration, monopoly gains, tax savings, earnings growth, and diversification.
I believe that Amazon buying UPS would be a good acquisition because Amazon would be able to fulfil all its deliveries without relying on other delivery services to fulfil its order shipments. Amazon will also gain control of UPS global network, routes, planes, trucks and services which will increase the company’s earnings and expertise in delivery services.