Original sentence: Acquisition: A transaction in which both firms in the transaction survive but the acquirer increases its percentage ownership in the target.An acquisition can be either friendly or hostile.An example of a recent friendly takeover was when Microsoft bought Fast Search and Transfer (OSE Stock Exchange, Ticker FAST).CEO of the acquired company (FAST) revealed that they had been working with Microsoft for more than 6 months to get the deal which was announced in January, 2008.Consolidation: The combination of two or more firms to form a completely new corporation.Corporate Restructuring is all activities involving expansion or contraction of a firm's operations or changes in its assets or financial structure.Ducoulombier, Candesic Analysis Which slightly differs from the above:.Merger: A transaction in which at least one firm ceases to exist and the assets of that firm are transferred to a surviving firm so that only one separate legal entity remains.The distinction between "merger" and "acquisition" is described this way t F.This is challengeable