Mergers & Acquisitions Outline How do lawyers create value? • Protect interests/value • Reduce risk/uncertainty (which affect valuation)‚ increasing options Laws That Affect Mergers • Corporate Law – creating entities to allocate risk; who gets to decide o State law: determined by state of incorporation o Statutes and judicial decision • Securities Law – disclosure o Federal law • Antitrust Law – restraints of trade o Federal
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The Performances of Commercial Banks in Post-Consolidation Period in Nigeria: An Empirical Review R.O.C. Somoye Associate Professor‚ Olabisi Onabanjo University‚ Ago-Iwoye‚ Nigeria P.O.Box 1104‚ Ijebu-Ode‚ Ogun State‚ Nigeria Tel: 2348033335688 E-mail: olukayodesomoye@hotmail.com; kayodesomoye@yahoo.com Abstract The current credit crisis and the transatlantic mortgage financial turmoil have questioned the effectiveness of bank consolidation programme as a remedy for financial stability and
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analysis report on L’Oreal acquisition of Body Shop in 2006 CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……..……………………………………………………3 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE………..………………………………………………3 3. LIMITATIONS…………………………..…………………………………………..4 4. INTRODUCTION…………………………..……………………………………….4 5. INDUSTRY BACKGROUND…………………..………………………………….4 6. COMPANY OVERVIEW…………………………..………………………………5 L’Oreal…………………………………………………..…………………………...5 Body Shop…………………………………………………..……………………….5 7. GROWTH STRATEGIES……………………………………..……………………6
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1. Case Name: Unity Bank- Realizing value from an M&A integration 2. Problem Statement The primary question of the case is: Unity Bank has acquired Delta to realize its dream of becoming the World No 1 provider of share registry services. The primary problem is “How to successfully integrate Unity Bank and Delta within the specified timeframe and simultaneously achieve the Target savings?” The secondary question of the case is: The integration posed multiple challenges but it was critical
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Abstract ____________________________________________________________ ____ It has been realized globally that Mergers and Acquisitions is the only way for gaining competitive and synergical advantage domestically and internationally and whole range of industries are looking to strategic acquisitions within India and Abroad. In the last two decade‚ many cases related to Mergers and Acquisitions has taken place. In 1994 SEBI had issued maiden guidelines for regulating takeovers in India which was revised
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significant factors which influenced my career choice are the degree of development of that industry at present and in future. After passing the financial tsunami‚ the economy of surroundings starts growing up again. The commercial activities of mergers and acquisitions hence occurred frequently. The relating industries such as accounting can be benefited. There are many businesses and enterprises require lots of professionals in accounting aspect to handle business activities such as consolidation of several
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INTERNATIONAL MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Abstract Over the past two decades‚ cross-border M&As have totaled over eight trillion dollars and have fluctuated widely from year to year. In this paper‚ I establish four key facts about the dynamic patterns of cross-border mergers and the factors that drive them: (1) Cross-border mergers come in waves that are highly correlated with business cycles. (2) Most mergers occur when both the acquirer and the target economies are booming. (3) Merger booms have
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Question 4 (25 marks) Golden Golf Inc. has been in merger talks with Birdie Golf Company for the past six months. After several rounds of negotiations‚ the offer under discussion is a cash offer RM550 million for Birdie Golf. Both companies have niche markets in the golf club industry‚ and both believe that a merger will result in synergies due to economies of scale in manufacturing and marketing‚ as well as significant savings in general and administrative expenses. Bryce Bichon‚ the financial
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958 The Impact of Mergers & Acquisitions on IT Governance Structures: A Case Study Pauline O. Chin Florida Atlantic University‚ USA George A. Brown Technologies Consultant‚ Jamaica Qing Hu Florida Atlantic University‚ USA Chapter 2.32 ABSTRACT Developing information technology (IT) governance structures within an organization has always been challenging. This is particularly the case in organizations that have achieved growth through mergers and acquisitions. When the acquired organizations
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Perspective on Mergers and Acquisitions and the Economy Michael C. Jensen Harvard Business School MJensen@hbs.edu © Michael C. Jensen‚ 1987 “The Merger Boom”‚ Proceedings of a Conference sponsored by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston‚ Oct. 1987‚ pp.102-143 This document is available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Electronic Library at: http://papers.ssrn.com/ABSTRACT=350422 The Free Cash Flow Theory of Takeovers: A Financial Perspective on Mergers and Acquisitions and the Economy
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