# Acquisition, strategic (bolt-on project)

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## Definition

Acquisitions through which a bank (generally: through a company) seeks to gain a stronger position in the market (acquisitions that carry synergy potential through integration with existing operations). As financial history teaches, this has not been successful in many - some even say most - cases, and the acquiring institution has even slid into the red as a result of the buying-in. However, it is not generally possible to say that expansion under one's own steam is preferable to buying in. Many circumstances play a role here (it depends on the respective situation if it is more beneficial to take over an existing firm's operations compared to expanding on its own). - See Assertion strategy, Mergers and acquisitions, Consolidation. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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