1 2. OVERVIEW OF GENERAL MILLS‚ INC. 1 3. OVERVIEW OF DIAGEO PLC AND PILLSBURY COMPANY 2 4. OVERVIEW OF GENERAL MILLS’ ACQUISITION OF PILLSBURY 3 5. GENERAL MILLS’ STRATEGIC MOTIVES FOR ACQUIRING PILLSBURY 4 6. IS THE DEAL ECONOMICALLY ATTRACTIVE? 5 6.1. VALUATION OF PILLSBURY (WITHOUT SYNERGIES) 5 6.2. VALUE OF SYNERGIES (COST SYNERGIES) 5 6.3. VALUE OF CLAWBACK 6 6.4. VALUE OF GENERAL MILLS’ STOCK PAYMENT 9 6.5. VALUE OF DEBT ASSUMED 9 7. RECOMMENDATION FOR GENERAL MILLS’ SHAREHOLDERS
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Date: April 30th 2013 Dollar General Business Proposal Executive Summary Our group performed an analysis of Dollar General’s external and internal environment‚ which included a Porters Five Forces breakdown. Those findings as well as analysis on the company’s financial statements formed the basis for our recommendations. We considered several alternative growth strategies for Dollar General to implement. Those strategies are‚ international expansion‚ continued domestic expansion‚ internal
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corruption‚ illegal economies‚ criminal gangs‚ and Venezuelan instability‚ among others. The mission command philosophy‚ applied in all levels of planning‚ may have a valuable and positive input for the Colombian government‚ and its armed forces‚ to deal with these challenges. This paper will briefly describe the challenges Colombia needs to focus on‚ then‚ it will examine the goodness that the mission command leadership style has‚ and finally‚ will provide some recommendations on how this philosophy may
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Running Head: DOLLAR GENERAL 1Dollar General StrategiesGlenda ReeseManagerial Marketing BUS 620Professor Mary WrightJuly 8‚ 2012 DOLLAR GENERAL 2 Dollar General Strategies Two important strategy concepts that need to be implemented for successful marketing within a business are market segmentation and a generic marketing strategy. Market segmentation is defined by Mullins & Walker‚ Jr. (2010)‚ as the process by which a market is divided into distinct subsets of customers with similar needs
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Scenario Three: Briefing the Cost Club Senior Regional Staff Background This is a continuation of the facts presented in Scenarios One and Two. If necessary‚ review Scenarios One and Two before beginning Scenario Three. In Scenario One‚ you assumed the role of assistant manager of Human Resources (HR) for a regional office of Cost Club. Your first assignment was to handle some important issues that were presented in five messages that your boss‚ Pat (whose last name is the same as your
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Dollar General In 1955 Dollar General opened their first store. Even thought they were delivering convenience and value to shoppers since 1939. They have over 10‚000 Dollar General Stores in 39 states from coast to coast. They conquer the U.S by have more retail than any other retailer. Dollar General have a wide variety of package food‚ snacks‚ pet supplies‚ health and beauty aids‚ cleaning supplies‚ paper products‚ basic apparel‚ housewares and seasonal items. They come from many producers of
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General Motors was founded in September of 1908 by William Durant during a time that there were less than 8‚000 in the United States. Durant was already known in Flint‚ Michigan for his horse drawn vehicles. “At its inception GM held only the Buick Motor Company‚ but in a matter of years would acquire more than 20 companies including Oldsmobile‚ Cadillac‚ and Oakland‚ today known as Pontiac.”(History & Heritage-Creation‚” 2014) General Motors set the tone in the automobile industry with design
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a) General Mills is a leading producer of packaged consumer foods. According to the financial statements‚ General Mills makes most of the money from sales. They have 3 segments: US Retail‚ International and Bakeries and Food Services. b) 1) The following are the financial statements that are commonly prepared for external reporting purposes: * Balance Sheet * Income Statement * Statement of cash flows * Statement of Stockholder’s equity 2) General Mills gives
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Lecture in General Psychology The Science of Psychology Psychology is derived from the Greek words psyche and logos‚ meaning soul and study. To the Greek‚ Psychology is simply a study of the soul. Psychology is defined as the scientific study of the behavior of living organisms‚ with special attention to human behavior. It is chiefly concerned with what makes people behave as they do. Psychologists are interested in topics such as learning‚ emotion‚ intelligence‚ heredity and environment
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10/01/2013 General Psychology Operational definitions - Academic achievement depends on the student. A child could have maladaptive strategies but also exhibit norm breaking behavior. - The ability to match faces with corresponding names is easier done if one is to see the persons face first and then write down the name‚ also one will be able to remember the faces for a longer length of time this way; rather than showing the name and having to give facial characteristics. Neurons - Dendrites
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