The phrase "accelerating consolidation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing business, economics, or any field where processes or trends are becoming more rapid or intense.
Example: "The accelerating consolidation in the tech industry is leading to fewer independent startups."
Alternatives: "rapid consolidation" or "speeding up of consolidation".
Meanwhile Hutchison Whampoa is now in talks to buy BT's former unit O2 from Telefónica for up to £10.25bn, accelerating consolidation in the industry if the deal goes ahead.
Nasdaq's unsolicited bid for NYSE Euronext -- an effort to thwart the merger agreement between NYSE and Deutsche B? -- can also be explained by Nasdaq's desperation not to be shut out of the accelerating consolidation among global stock exchanges.
The Dutch-Belgian financial services group Fortis said the Hong Kong arm of China's biggest lender will pay $276.5 million in cash and stock to buy most of its banking operations in Hong Kong, accelerating consolidation of the city's crowded banking sector.
| Updated BERLIN – The Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica agreed on Tuesday to buy Germany's smallest mobile operator, E-Plus, from its Dutch rival KPN in a cash and stock deal worth an implied 8.1 billion euros, amid signs of accelerating consolidation in Europe's phone sector.
TELEFONICA TO BUY E-PLUS OF GERMANY | The Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica agreed on Tuesday to buy Germany's smallest mobile operator, E-Plus, from its Dutch rival KPN in a cash and stock deal worth an implied 8.1 billion euros ($10.7 billion), amid signs of accelerating consolidation in Europe's phone sector.
The accelerating consolidation of financial institutions will eliminate many risk-taking lenders, and entrepreneurs will be inhibited by the scarcity of venture capital money.
"We see accelerated consolidation and increased remuneration" in investment banking.
"The industry pulse that we are hearing is accelerated consolidation".
The costs of implementing the regulations could accelerate consolidation in the world's second largest mobile market by subscribers, after China.
SABMiller, one of the world's largest brewers, accelerated consolidation in the industry when it and Molson Coors Brewing merged their United States units and it bought Royal Grolsch, Heineken's closest Dutch rival, for $1.2 billion last year.
OJI PAPER CO., -- Tokyo, Japan's biggest papermaker, said it would set up a sales venture in July 2001 with three of its affiliates, a move that could accelerate consolidation in the Japanese cardboard business.
