General Mills’ Acquisition of Pillsbury from Diageo PLC Lauren Sherlock Jason Park JP Zendman 12/9/2009  General Mills’ Acquisition of Pillsbury from Diageo PLC Situation Analysis: In December 2000‚ management at General Mills (GM) proposed a plan to acquire Pillsbury‚ a baked- goods producer‚ in a stock-for-stock exchange. Pillsbury is currently controlled by Diageo PLC‚ one of the world’s leading consumer–goods companies. The deal specifies that General Mills is to create
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reporting to the public is no longer an issue. Instead‚ firms can be more flexible to reorganize the business profile as well as the management team. In many cases‚ shareholders and board members receive very rewarding financial benefits from this transaction. However‚ in some situations‚ public firms do not have a choice in the matter‚ as is the case in a “hostile takeover”. In assessing Dollar General’s performance‚ we first must conduct an internal comparison‚ in which the Statement of Income shows
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Case 1 General Mills’ Acquisition of Pillsbury from Diageo PLC 1. What are General Mills’ motives for this deal? Estimate the present value of the expected cost savings (synergies). In the spring of 1998 General Mills began studying areas where they could add to the company and advanced a strategy of acquisition-driven growth. General Mills has several motives for pursuing a deal to acquire Pillsbury. Pillsbury was identified as an ideal target due to its ability to complement General Mills’
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Running head: LINCOLN ELECTRIC CASE STUDY Lincoln Electric Case Study Edris Holland Grand Canyon University Leading As a General Manager: LDR 620 Professor Brian Johnson July 27‚ 2011 Lincoln Electric Case Study Lincoln Electric Case Study Questions 1. Does Lincoln follow a hierarchical or decentralized approach to management? Explain your answer and give examples. Lincoln follows a decentralized approach to management. The company has an open-door policy for all top executives‚ middle
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY General Motors is primarily engaged in automotive production and marketing and financing and insurance operations. GM designs‚ manufactures‚ and markets vehicles worldwide‚ have its largest operating presence in North America. The core competence of General Motors is innovation. This is the driving force behind its $190 above turnover. General Motors has been utilizing innovation in service ad technology to secure itself a dominant position in the automobile industry‚ since 1908
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Would Honeywell have the same degree of protection under the new program as it had had under its existing program? Honeywell claims that it will have the same degree of protection under the new program that it held in the current program. By combining each individual risk and its respective insurance plan into one master insurance policy‚ Honeywell believes that it will offer the firm the same degree of coverage and policy protection that it has under the current strategy at a reduced (15-20%
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In 1998 General Mills studied areas of potential growth and value creation for their company which lead to small acquisitions of other firms. Looking to further grow their company‚ in December 2000‚ management of General Mills made a recommendation to its shareholders that they authorize the creation of more shares of common stock and approve a proposal for the company to acquire Pillsbury Company‚ a producer of baked goods‚ from Diageo PLC. Company Information General Mills General Mills is
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General Electric (GE) Strategic Management Case Study: General Electric (GE) Analysis using Porter’s Approach By: Johnny Cantrell Part A: General Electric‚ or GE as it is better known‚ is a diversified technology‚ media‚ and financial services company. Their primary objective as stated is “focused on solving some of the world’s toughest problems”. Their slogan‚ which is “imagination at work”‚ truly says everything there is to know about the vision of the company. Inside
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Lincoln Electric Case Analysis The Lincoln Electric Company is a successful business. They boast record profits‚ have remarkably low employee turnover‚ and have created an organizational structure that is both researched and respected. The have managed to do these things by focusing on key elements of their business: valuing their employees‚ having an open door policy‚ and creating employee ownership. Valuing Employees Lincoln Electric values its employees. They value their opinions and look out
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Jack Welch‚ Effective Strategies That Transformed General Electric Jack Welch‚ Effective Strategies That Transformed General Electric In 1981‚ Jack Welch became the eight chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Electric‚ and served until his retirement in September 2001. Under his leadership‚ Welch “increased the value of the company from $13 billion to several hundred billion” (ge.com‚ n.d.) What strategies led to the success of GE under the management of Jack Welch‚ and what does the
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