1. In the AOL / Time Warner transaction‚ which party was the acquirer? It was structured as a MOE (Merger of Equals). However‚ after the transaction‚ the previous AOL shareholders owned 55% of the new company (“New Co”) so the industry analyst commented that AOL acquired Time Warner. However‚ the deal process (due diligence‚ merger agreement‚ and the final negotiation) and the aftermath and the senior management composition suggests that actual buyer seems be Time Warner. 2. What were the three
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Case Issues 1. Top Management- How will having a new CEO and CFO affect Time Warner? 2. Financial Position- AOL is putting a strain on Time Warner ’s Financials. 3. Human Resources- How will the Writers Guild Strike affect Time Warner? I. Current Situation Time Warner Inc. is a leader in the media and entertainment industry. Its businesses include interactive services‚ cable systems‚ film entertainment‚ television networks and publishing. Its individual businesses are AOL‚ Time Warner Cable
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AOL Time Warner On December 14‚ 2000‚ the Federal Trade Commission approved the planned merger of AOL and Time Warner after both companies pledged to "protect consumer choice" both now and in the future. The AOL Time Warner merger was approved by the Federal Communications Commission on January 11‚ 2001‚ and is the biggest merger in corporate history‚ then estimated at a total market value of $350 billion. The merger created a powerhouse’ of new and traditional media. AOL Time Warner has led
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versailleAOL Time Warner Inc. – A Bad Idea from the Start? 1. What are the opportunities and threats facing AOLTW (PESTEL analysis)? Pestel analysis: | LOCAL | NATIONAL | GLOBAL | POLITICAL | | The antitrust law is rising. | The government wants to have a more powerful control to avoid monopoly. | ECONOMIC | For AOL it was the top of the internet boom. | The economy start to be hard and slow‚ as show the problem that warner is facing. | AOLTW will take the explode of the internet
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merger of their history when AOL and Time Warner merged for an all stock deal with a combine value of $ 350 billion which also created the world’s largest media and Communication Company‚ but today I want to re-examine this ill-fated deal and try to explore what went wrong. In an initial statement about this merger and probabilities of new company it was stated that this merger will lead to a speedy development and growth for all its businesses. It will not only provide AOL a new broadband interactive
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In January 2000‚ AOL announced that it would be acquiring Time Warner through a complete stock deal to create the largest media company in the world. Not only was the merger the biggest ever in the media industry‚ it was also one of the biggest in the history of the corporate world. As per the merger agreement‚ AOL and Time Warner stock was converted to AOL Time Warner stock. AOL shareholders received one share of AOL Time Warner for each AOL share owned and Time Warner shareholders received 1
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Time Warner Strategic Plan Report Team #2: Arthur Anderson‚ Johanna Delicana‚ Sianna Koleva‚ Brian Schneck‚ Blondell McCoy‐Cox March 15‚ 2007 Table of Contents Context .......................................................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction ............................................................................................................................
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Case Summary The merger of AOL-Time Warner hit rock bottom in January 2003‚ when the Company posted a loss of $98.7 billion for 2002‚ the largest corporate loss in US history. Being an employee of the company‚ TJ (we) have to give fact-based answers to Memos‚ which are assigned to us. In 2000‚ AOL purchased Time Warner for $164 billion‚ resulting in formation of AOL Time Warner. FCC‚ Federal Trade Commission and European Commission approved the deal a year later. AOL owned 55% of the new company
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Time Warner Inc. Part 1 Time Warner Inc. is one of the biggest media conglomerates in the world it is only behind Walt Disney and News Corporation. The main areas of activity are film making‚ publishing and TV broadcasting. Time Warner combines subsidiaries like Warner Bros.‚ New Line Cinema‚ Turner Broadcasting‚ through the last the company runs on air popular channels CNN‚ TBC and TNT. Also paid channels HBO and Cinemax are ran by Time Warner. The company affects almost all
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area? Time Warner: Television and Movies Disney: Movies‚ television‚ books Viacom: Television and Movies Fox NewsCorp: television‚ books‚ print‚ and movies The similarities of all these companies are that they all provide entertainment media to America. They are the primary source of entertainment today. They all own the majority of the most watched channels; Time Warner has holdings with Warner Brothers and HBO. Disney is its very own brand from television shows to
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