Mergers and Acquisitions in Global Scenario By Shahwar Gul In the post- liberalization era‚ the demand for intense growth and development in business has paved the way for the companies to undergo the process of amalgamation‚ takeover‚ reconstruction and re-organization. Mergers and acquisitions have become imperative tools in structuring a new generation of organizations with the clout and resources to withstand and compete on a global basis. The field of M&A has undergone drastic and dramatic
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ownership of Telkom Kenya. It was among the first companies to venture into the mobile telephony industry in Kenya‚ a technological advancement that was being gradually embraced by locals. In 2000‚ the largest telecommunications company in the world‚ Vodafone‚ acquired a massive 40% ownership stake of this young organization‚ and management was subsequently taken up by these United Kingdom’s industry giants. The company has since grown steadily and immensely and today it boasts a subscriber base of over
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telecommunications industry in India has seen phenomenal growth over the past decade with the number of mobile subscribers currently in excess of 951 million.1 Airtel dominates this market with a 30.2% market share by revenue but the competition isn’t far behind. Vodafone is a close second with 22.7% market share by revenue and is showing a strong growth trajectory.2 However‚ with mobile penetration upwards of 75% there is little room for such exponential growth to continue and as a result‚ the mobile business in
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Market Leader Strategy A market leader should generally adopt a defense strategy. Six commonly used defense strategies. * Position Defense * Mobile Defense * Flanking Defense * Contraction Defense *Pre-emptive Defense *Counter-Offensive Defense Bharti Airtel limited is a leading global telecommunication company . The company offers mobile voice & data services‚ fixed line‚ high speed broad band‚ IPTV‚ DTH and national & international long distance services to carriers
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are often the result of innovation aimed at solving certain problems in the market place. A prime example of an organisation that has benefited greatly from new technology is found in Safaricom Kenya a mobile telephony company‚ and a member of the Vodafone group through their ‘MPESA’ product which is a cheap 24/7 money transfer service offered through mobile phones (Hughes and Lonie‚ 2007). This product answered to the needs of many customers in the Kenyan mobile telephony market‚ the unbanked‚ those
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Ratios Debt to Assets (24‚025+37‚349)/139‚576=0.44 (27‚075+36‚584)/151‚220=0.42 Times Interest Earned** (9‚549-25)/25=381 (9‚498-138)/138=67.8 **Note 4 in #5 of the “Notes to the consolidated financial statement” stated that Vodafone had an interest expense of £25 million in 2012 and £138 million in 2011 (see page 10). What can you tell us about the liquidity‚ activity‚ profitability and coverage results for your company? Vodafone’s liquidity ratios increased in 2012
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Wireless and Vodafone Vodafone Is a British telecommunications company headquartered in London. It is the world’s second largest mobile communications company with a total of 420 million wireless subscribers as of January 2014. Vodafone owns and operates networks in 21 countries and has partner networks in over 40 countries. Verizon Wireless‚ formerly known as Cellco Partnership‚ is now branded as Verizon. Originally founded in 2000 as a joint venture of Verizon and Vodafone‚ Verizon Wireless
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Abstract 2 General Introduction 3 Theoretical Review 4 Attitude and Job Satisfaction 4 Perception and Individual Decision Making 6 Personality and Values 9 Organizational Culture 11 Personal Leadership 13 Company Profile 14 History Background on Vodafone 14 Analysis 16 Analysis and Findings of Job satisfaction and attitudes 16 Analysis and Findings of Perception and Individual Decision Making 17 Analysis and Findings of Personality and Values 18 Analysis and Findings of Organizational Culture 19
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3G Definition of 3G: 3G is the third generation of wireless technologies. It comes with enhancements over previous wireless technologies‚ like high-speed transmission‚ advanced multimedia access and global roaming. 3G is mostly used with mobile phones and handsets as a means to connect the phone to the Internet or other IP networks in order to make voice and video calls‚ to download and upload data and to surf the net. How is 3G Better? 3G has the following enhancements over 2.5G and previous
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With reference to the item on telecoms and your own research‚ to what extent do you think that leadership is the main factor influencing the success of takeovers and mergers? Leardership is influencing and directing the performance of a group members towards achieving the goals of the organisation. Leadership is the main factor influencing the success of takeovers and mergers because Staff who has strong leadership skills will motivate and insipre other employees to achieve the goals and objectives
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