GloboTech, Inc., a large manufacturer of laptops, is considering a merger with ChipComm, a leading producer of microprocessors and other computer chips. GloboTech believes such a merger would give it a guaranteed source of needed components, and enable it to have better control over quality. If this merger occurs, it would be an example of a horizontal merger.

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A merger between two companies at different stages of related business is known as a vertical merger.