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Answer: MINOTAUR

Each logo is a merged representation of two company logos:
  • Rolls Royce + Warner Bros.
  • Enron + Intel
  • Daihatsu + Gatorade
  • Accenture + Paramount
  • Bentley + Fosters
  • MGM + MSN
  • Audi + Mini
  • Google + Konami
Each merged company pair has names of equal lengths with exactly one common letter in identical positioning. In order of increasing length:

MGM  AUDI  ENRON  GOOGLE  BENTLEY  DAIHATSU  ACCENTURE  ROLLSROYCE
MSN  MINI  INTEL  KONAMI  FOSTERS  GATORADE  PARAMOUNT  WARNERBROS

These common letters spell the answer MINOTAUR, a merger of man and bull.