Acquisourcing

Acqui-sourcing /ˈakwi,sôrs,ing/ (adverb) meaning (acquisition + sourcing) is a portmanteau of "acquisition" and "sourcing" (sourcing for acquisition); is a newly coined term, word or phrase, that is in the process of entering common use.

In the U.S. middle market, 2014 yielded a total deal value of $315.3 billion, the highest since 2007, according to Thomson Reuters. Deal volume performed solidly, if not spectacularly, with 2,303 transactions closing—125 more than the previous year but not quite as many as other recent years.[1]

$52.12 billion in venture capital investment was invested in private companies in 2014 by venture and private equity firms, as well as corporations, hedge funds and mutual funds, according to Dow Jones VentureSource.[2]

Some companies are turning to a technique called acquihiring wherein they acquire whole workforces by purchasing a company just to acquire that company's workforce.

Aqui-hiring (acquisition + hiring) translates to hiring by acquisition.[3]

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