Should Cooper acquire Nicholson? Why (not)? Cooper Industries has been pursuing a policy of expansion through the acquisition of other companies and this strategy appears to be working well for them. They have acquired a number of companies and have been successful in integrating them into Cooper Industries. They have established three criteria that potential companies for acquisition must meet and Nicholson meets all three criteria. Nicholson holds 50% of the market share in files and rasps‚ its
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the acquiring of Nicholson would have on Cooper Inc. Cooper wants to acquire Nicholson while allowing them to retain control and management independence of the company. However for Cooper to be able to realize the benefits of such a deal they would need to increase the efficiency of the business through refining their product offering through cutting certain product lines and reducing employees who’s tasks have become redundant due to the merger as well as combining the two companies’ distribution networks
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The Mini Cooper Company once raised a question: if Mini is not a car‚ what will it be? Although the brand didn’t know what kind of answer it would receive‚ the question caught consumers’ eyes and the replies helped the company to identify and satisfy customer demand. Apparently‚ marketing circumstance is complex and consumer psychology is hard to touch. Thus brand managers take great time and effort to resonate consumers‚ so as to promote consumption. For example‚ displaying advertisements on TV
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COOPER CASE STUDY SUMMARY Nicholson Early in 1972 Nicholson dad to fend off a take over attempt by H.K. Porter Company Inc.‚ which controlled 30.5% of the company ’s stock. Porter made a cash tender offer to stockholders. However‚ Porter did not get enough stock to take over Nicholson. In trying to fight the takeover Nicholson made several merger overtures to other companies like VLN Corp. A few years back‚ it had rejected an offer from Cooper Industries. Cooper Industries & Nicholson Cooper
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Advanced Financial Management Cooper Industries Case March 30‚ 2009 Jesse Van Gestel ID#200504399 Cooper Industries‚ Inc. 1. If you were Mr. Cizik of Cooper Industries‚ would you try to gain control of Nicholson File Company in May 1972? 2. What is the maximum price that Cooper can afford to pay for Nicholson and still keep the acquisition attractive from the standpoint of Cooper? [Treasury Bills yielded 5.6% in May 1972.] 3. What are the concerns and what is the bargaining position
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Professor: LUIS A. PIAZZON‚ PH.D Cooper Industries‚ Inc. By Melissa Lezameta Támara Alfonso Christian García Miguel Amable CASE: COOPER INDUSTRIES‚ INC. Following are the answers to the case: 1. If you were Mr. Cizik of Cooper Industries‚ would you try to gain control of Nicholson File Company in May 1972? Methodology We have taken the flowing steps for this analysis: * Determine the value of the Nicholson File Company as a whole. For this we have calculated the
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2010 08 Fall Cooper Industries‚ Inc. Prepared by: Finance 450 Overview & Introduction Cooper Industries is looking to acquire Nicholson File Company. It meets the three criteria that Cooper looks for in acquiring a company. “First‚ the industry should be one in which Cooper could become a major factor. The industry must be fairly stable‚ with a broad market for the products and a product line of ‘small ticket’ items. Finally‚ it had to be a leading company in their respective
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Introduction Cooper industry‚ H.K. Porter Company and VLN Corporation are entangled in a battle over the takeover of Nicholson File Company. Both H.K. Porter Company and VLN Corporation have already made their offers to the Nicholson File Company shareholders and now the management of Cooper Industry have to decide whether to jump into the foray for the control of Nicholson File Company or not. The major issues faced by the management of Cooper Industry are as following: 1.Is Nicholson File Company an attractive
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Case 1: Will Cooper Will Cooper had spent a total of sixteen years as a successful oil company service station lessee-operator1 in Halifax. In the fall of 1988‚ he was approached by the owner of another service station who wanted to sell his operation to Cooper. Cooper rejected the offer‚ but the owner persisted. Cooper eventually agreed to consider the matter seriously‚ committing himself to a decision by early January 1989. This was a genuine opportunity for Cooper to become the owner of his
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bargaining positions of each group of Nicholson stockholders? What must Cooper offer each group in order to acquire its shares? Introduction : Nicholson File Company was faced with poor sales and low profit performances conservative accounting policies and a very low percent of outstanding stick which was held by the Nicholson family. the management was also functioning badly .The family had no interest in joining forces with people from outside and the company suffered from dogmatic management
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