{"id":15946,"date":"2021-06-07T09:35:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T09:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/study-notes\/?p=15946"},"modified":"2025-12-23T13:23:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T13:23:36","slug":"mergers-and-industry-life-cycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/study-notes\/cfa-level-2\/mergers-and-industry-life-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Mergers and Industry Life Cycle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XBra1Jp5JAU\" width=\"611\" height=\"343\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\r\n{\r\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\r\n  \"@type\": \"QAPage\",\r\n  \"mainEntity\": {\r\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\r\n    \"name\": \"A company in an industry facing eroded profit margins and overcapacity is likely to have a horizontal merger. 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