Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures comprise some of the largest expenditures for corporations. You read about the 10 billion dollar Newmont Mining Corp announced a merger with Canadian counterpart Goldcorp Inc on January 14 to form a combined entity (Links to an external site.) named Newmont Goldcorp, which will be one of the worlds largest gold producers by output. OR the $35-billion Fidelity National Information Services deal which agreed to purchase payment processor Worldpay with the combined firm's estimated pro forma annual revenue of $12 billion. All of 2019 mergers and acquisitions were in multi-million dollar investments.

What is business synergy and what do companies strive for in developing synergy through mergers and acquisitions?