acquirer
noun
ac·quir·er
ə-ˈkwī(-ə)r-ər 
: one that acquires
especially
: a company that acquires another company
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Defining Transaction Status Flow: Avoiding Merchant And Acquirer Misalignment
Another critical but underestimated challenge is the transaction status flow when connecting with acquirers.
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Eugenio Orozco, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Italy, Romania and Poland are the most attractive prospects, with logical acquirers being local competitors Conad and Selex in Italy; Profi (now owned by Ahold Delhaize) in Romania; and Biedronka and Eurocash in Poland.
—Kimberly Chin, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
As the acquirer learns more about the business during due diligence, those views should evolve to better reflect the actual findings from due diligence.
—Raj Sharma, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Having led the group since 2017, Guerra oversaw critical decisions by shareholders on whether to support existing management teams, or to back activist hedge funds or hostile acquirers.
—Michael Flaherty, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
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Eugenio Orozco, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Italy, Romania and Poland are the most attractive prospects, with logical acquirers being local competitors Conad and Selex in Italy; Profi (now owned by Ahold Delhaize) in Romania; and Biedronka and Eurocash in Poland.
—Kimberly Chin, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
As the acquirer learns more about the business during due diligence, those views should evolve to better reflect the actual findings from due diligence.
—Raj Sharma, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Having led the group since 2017, Guerra oversaw critical decisions by shareholders on whether to support existing management teams, or to back activist hedge funds or hostile acquirers.
—Michael Flaherty, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Acquirer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acquirer. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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