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The holding company concept is useful for running a conglomerate , where subsidiaries are assembled that offset each others' risk profiles, and where cash flows can be apportioned among the subsidiaries based on need, as well as management's judgment regarding which subsidiaries represent the best investment opportunity.

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As another example, a conglomerate has $10,000,000 of corporate overhead. Related Articles Absorbed Overhead Cost Allocation Methods Direct Allocation Method Indirect Overhead Overapplied Overhead Underapplied Overhead

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Related Courses Business Strategy C Corporation Tax Guide Types of Business Entities What is a Conglomerate? A conglomerate is a cluster of unrelated businesses that are under common ownership. Another concern is that conglomerates do not take advantage of consolidated purchasing across the owned entities.

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AUGUST 5, 2023

There are four types of mergers, which are vertical mergers , horizontal mergers , market extension mergers, and conglomerate mergers. Related Articles Acquisition Strategy Buying a Business How to Find the Book Value of a Company Locating Acquisition Targets The Acquisition Process These general types are expanded upon below.

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You know, we were a large-ish manufacturing company, a conglomerate, we were one plant of like 20 in North America and then worldwide, you know, 1500, right? So we had capital available to us so we could buy these systems, even though we were too small for it.

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