A conglomerate is a corporation of several different, sometimes unrelated, businesses. In a conglomerate, one company owns a controlling stake in several smaller companies, conducting business separately and independently.
A subsidiary is a company that is more than 50% owned by another company. The owner is usually referred to as the parent company or holding company. Read more
The term mergers and acquisitions (M&A) refers to the consolidation of companies or their major assets through financial transactions between companies. Read more