Category: Acquisition

  • Merger & Acquisition vs. Other Growth Strategies

    Table of Contents Considerations for a Merger and Acquisition strategy Advantages of Merger and Acquisition Strategy vs. Joint Venture Advantages of M&A vs. Franchise Agreement Advantages of M&A in terms of Risks References Considerations for a Merger and Acquisition strategy Software developing companies requiring high levels of internal structure integrity. Companies who want to defend…

  • Baker Hughes and Halliburton Companies: Mergers and Acquisition

    Introduction Varied reasons motivate a firm to acquire other entities. Firms acquire others as a form of investment, which is expected to generate future returns. The main objective of firms is to maximize the shareholders capital, and thus companies acquire others for the same reason. Halliburton is one of the world largest multinational oil companies…

  • Dell Technologies Mergers and Acquisitions

    Mergers and Acquisitions: Advantages and Disadvantages The concepts of mergers and acquisitions are commonly used when describing the methods of increasing companies value through purchasing assets or businesses. Thus, the former means the integration of two entities for the benefit of both parties while equally dividing their profits (Hitt et al., 2016). It allows them…

  • Acquisition of Innovative Solutions by Multinational Enterprise

    Table of Contents Introduction Summary of Strategy Reasons for Success Resources Needed Timeline Conclusion References Introduction A small IT startup called Innovative Solutions (INOS) was acquired by a multinational enterprise (MNE). The cultural attributes of two companies are drastically different, which requires efforts on cultural assimilation to integrate INOS into the structure of MNE. The…

  • Yahoo! Inc.s Acquisition of Tumblr

    Table of Contents Abstract Overview Circumstances leading to the acquisition of Tumblr Significance of the acquisition The organizational structure Organization of Human Resource Reasons why the HR at Tumblr was not changed Conclusion References Abstract The paper has discussed the acquisition of Tumblr by Yahoo. Both companies are social networking platforms. The paper has embraced…

  • Lenovos Acquisition of IBM

    In 2004, Lenovo was Chinas largest computer manufacturer, while IBM was famous for inventing the personal computer (PC) in 1981. That is why the business world drew significant attention to the case when Lenovo acquired the IBM division in late 2004. Thus, the given paper is going to demonstrate that the deal occurred because it…

  • Bharti Airtel: The Cross-Border Acquisition

    The greatest cross-border acquisition in the developing world occurred in Bharti Airtel. It was in June 2010 when Bharti Airtel, the largest mobile communications provider in India, spent $10.7 billion on the African assets of Bahrain-based Zain Telecom (Palepu & Bijlani, 2012). Bharti senior management aimed to provide the same increased, low-cost communications paradigm they…

  • Merger & Acquisition vs. Other Growth Strategies

    Table of Contents Considerations for a Merger and Acquisition strategy Advantages of Merger and Acquisition Strategy vs. Joint Venture Advantages of M&A vs. Franchise Agreement Advantages of M&A in terms of Risks References Considerations for a Merger and Acquisition strategy Software developing companies requiring high levels of internal structure integrity. Companies who want to defend…

  • Starbucks: Merger and Acquisition Financing

    The largest four companies and their brands in the coffee industry include Procter & Gamble (with Folgers as a brand name), Philip Morris (with its Maxwell House brand name), Sara Lee (with its Hills Brothers brand name) and Nestle (with a brand name of Tasters Choice) (Starbucks Coffee Company, n.d.). These companies influenced the quality…

  • Importance of Code of Ethics

    Table of Contents Introduction Background Conclusion Reference Introduction To avoid conflicts of interest, comply with the set laws and standards and bring credit to the profession, the contact managers are expected to hold a specific code of ethics in line with the profession. The skills and competencies needed vary depending on the details of creating…