Kieran has asked about mergers and integration.
Vertical integration : two companies at the different stages of production. E.G : car manufacturer buying steel company or IBM (maufacturer of computers) buying Microsoft.
Horizontal integration : two companies at same stage of production eg : Apple buying Microsoft; ie complementary goods
Conglomerate : un-related industries.
For defintions, I always use The Economist:
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