A CORPORATE FINANCE practice where an acquirer buys a company with a low PRICE/EARNINGS RATIO through a STOCK SWAP in order to boost the postacquisition EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) of the newlyformed group and create a rise in the stock price.
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A CORPORATE FINANCE practice where an acquirer buys a company with a low PRICE/EARNINGS RATIO through a STOCK SWAP in order to boost the postacquisition EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) of the newlyformed group and create a rise in the stock price.
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