MERGER AND ACQUISITION (M&A) Mergers and acquisitions (abbreviated M&A) is an aspect of corporate strategy‚ corporate finance and management dealing with the buying‚ selling‚ dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities that can help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of origin‚ or a new field or new location‚ without creating a subsidiary‚ other child entity or using a joint venture. The distinction between a "merger" and an "acquisition" has become
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CONTROLS IN AN EDP ENVIRONMENT The second standard of field work requires that we obtain a sufficient understanding of the client’s internal controls (I/C) to plan the audit and assess control risk. We hope that our assessment of control risk shows it to be low so that we can reduce substantive testing‚ thereby reducing audit costs. When EDP is used in significant accounting applications‚ then you must consider the effects the computer has when evaluating the internal controls. The auditor’s
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AUDIT FAILURE OF WORLDCOM Group 1 Background • WorldCom‚ first named LDDS (Long Distance Discount Services)‚ grew largely by aggressively acquiring other telecommunications companies in 1990s. • For a time‚ it was the United State’s second largest long distance phone company (after AT&T). Background However‚ the year 2002 comes… • In March‚ the SEC began to investigate WorldCom as it reported large profit while AT&T reported loss. • In May‚ Arthur Anderson was replaced by KPMG
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Audit Objectives: a. Determining that cash on hand as shown in the general ledger is represented by currency and coins on hand. b. Determining ownership and proper accountabilities c. Ascertaining that cash balances are available without restrictions. Audit Procedures: a. Examination of cash proof sheets and tracing of their totals to the general ledger b. Test tracing of deposit or withdrawal slips to individual subsidiary ledgers and vice
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JEFFREY A. KRUG MAJOR WORK MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS VOLUME I: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS I. Definitions and Concepts 1. Reed‚ Stanley Foster‚ Alexandra Reed Lajoux‚ and H. Peter Nesvold‚ The Art of M&A. New York‚ New York: McGraw-Hill‚ 2007‚ 4th Edition‚ Chapter 1‚ “Getting Started in Mergers and Acquisitions‚” pp. 1 – 8 (8 pages‚ one column‚ ISBN 0-07-140302-7). 2. Gaughan‚ Patrick A.‚ Mergers‚ Acquisitions‚ and Corporate Restructurings. Hoboken‚ New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc.‚ 2007
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ELL students may either be over-classified or under referred for special education services as their development in L2 acquisition may not be fully understood causing typical L2 development to perhaps be thought a learning disability or other special education issue. Thus it is beneficial for the ELL teacher to have an understanding of the special education referral process and the ELL specific information which must be considered. This essay explores the state regulations and requirements for
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Internal Audit Report ExDRA Internal Audit Report – Walton Halls Barn Feasibility Study May 2006 Internal Audit Report Contents 1 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................ 1 2 Background ............................................................................................................................. 1 3 Scope and Objectives............................................................
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Executive Summary In early 2002‚ Chris Wornald‚ as the director of strategic alliances for RIM‚ believed the tremendous synergy value offered from the acquisition of Slangsoft and its importance for RIM’s future Asian market. However‚ after his successful presentation on the deal to senior executives‚ one piece of archived news on Jerusalem Post got the attention from RIM’s director of legal affairs. The widespread panic and paranoia among Slangsoft employees‚ unrealized revenue from HP and multiple
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An e-commerce payment system facilitates the acceptance of electronic payment for online transactions. Also known as financial electronic data interchange (FEDI)‚ e-commerce payment systems have become increasingly popular due to the widespread use of the internet based shopping and banking. A payment gateway is an e-commerce application service provider service that authorizes payments for e-businesses‚ online retailers‚ bricks and clicks‚ or traditional brick and mortar. It is the equivalent
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Talent acquisition is the ongoing cycle of processes related to attracting‚ sourcing‚ recruiting‚ and hiring (or placing) employees within an organization. This includes elements of employment branding‚ outreach‚ networking‚ and relationship building with potential candidate communities to continually build and enhance the talent pool for an organization. “We need to understand what makes them mad‚ sad‚ and glad” Challenges of Talent Acquisition and Retention in an era of Brain
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