Mergers & Acquisitions: The Case of Microsoft and Nokia Luís Franco Hilário Advisor: Peter Tsvetkov Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degrees of MSc in Business Administration‚ at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa SEPTEMBER 2011 1 Abstract Due to the financial downturn and the emergence of new devices in the global handset market has led companies to change their business strategies. Indeed‚ Mergers and Acquisition are considered one of the
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Pacific and Central Pacific. The transcontinental railroad was finished on May 10th 1869‚ at Promontory Point‚ Utah. This was a turning point in American History because it greatly affected the opening of the West. This linked the East and West coasts by rail‚ and allowed for the West to be rapidly settled by Americans seeking opportunity and a new life in a new place. It connected the coasts from “sea to shinning sea‚” and had a significant impact on travel and the transportation of goods and people. In
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not control many things which he desired to. By 1934 through eliminating his adversaries on the knight of the long knives‚ passing the enabling law‚ using the Reichstag fire for persuasion and the death of President Hindenburg Hitler successfully consolidated his power over Germany. The Reichstag fire was the first event which began Hitler’s consolidation of power in 1933. The burning of Reichstag was believed to be started by a Dutch communist. Hitler exploited Hindenburg’s fear of a communist take
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For this assignment I contacted Consolidated Communications to negotiate a credit for the 12 days we were left without internet or cable service. A. How did you prepare for this negotiation in advance? I reviewed all of my notes from the service outages we have experienced in the past 6 months. On the last outage a customer service manager was supposed to get back to me discuss the problems I was having with my service. I never heard from the customer service manager and was going to probably
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CHAPTER 9 PROBLEMS 2. Anle Corporation has a current price of $20‚ is expected to pay a dividend of $1 in one year‚ and its expected price right after paying that dividend is $22. a. What is Anle’s expected dividend yield? Dividend Yield = Div1 / P0 = =1/20 = 5.0% b. What is Anle’s expected capital gain rate? Capital Gain = (P1 ‐ P0) / P0 = (22 ‐ 20 ) / 20 = 10.0% c. What is Anle’s equity cost of capital? Equity Cost of Capital = Div1/P0 + (P1 ‐ P0) / P0 = 15.0% 7. Dorpac Corporation has a dividend yield of 1
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To: Executive‚ Zoecon Corporation From: Date: Thursday‚ February 17‚ 2005 Subject: Strike Roach Ender Introduction Projected Industry Consumers Professional Projected Growth Rate of 10% annually Projected growth rate of 8% annually Projected sales of $4.4 million Projected sales of $2.7 billion Flea IGR Introduction Similar Scenario Great success of introduction of flea IGR PRECOR into PCO‚ veterinary and pet store markets. In 1980 Zoecon broke into the supermarket
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The smallest rail in North America‚ the Black Rail is perhaps the most secretive too "Kick-ee-doo" call is heard primarily at night.The black rail may be the most endangered bird species along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America.Today I am going to tell you about an animal called the Black Rail the scientific name is Laterallus jamaicensis. Over the past 10-20 years‚ some reports indicate that populations have declined 75% or greater and have become dangerously low.The bird also lays
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This memo is for the recommendation of a study into the proposed construction of the LaGuardia Air Rail proposal by the MTA/ Port Authority‚ like the JFK Air Rail. The proposed study should also consider proposed routing plans in agreement with any possible NIMBY complaints. The air rail proposal calls for a terminal at Willets Point directly above the Corona Yards in the middle of the 7 line stop and the LIRR station with lanes above the Grand Central Parkway to LaGuardia Airport‚ under two miles
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Refrigerated rail cars‚ also known as reefers‚ are insulated boxcars that keep their cargo at a regulated temperature‚ usually around 2 or 3 degrees Celsius. The first reefers relied on ice to cool their load‚ but now diesel-powered refrigeration units have replaced the ice as a more effective way to cool the load. The refrigerated rail car was patented by J.B. Sutherland in Detroit‚ Michigan in 1867. He designed an insulated car with ice at either end. This allowed air to come in from the top‚ pass
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the new consolidated hospital? What specific steps should the board take to create an executive team to manage the newly created organization? Given the diversity of cultures embedded in the merged organization‚ what should the management team do to facilitate a working culture in the new organization? How should the duplication of services and departments be handled? How do the physicians work with administration to share power and resources within the new consolidated hospital
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