Introduction Mergers and acquisitions are becoming commonly practiced strategic options for organizations. Organizations are coming together one way or another to realize emerging commercial opportunities. Goals for this upcoming and popular strategy converges around themes including growth‚ diversification and achieving economies of scale. A merger is a consolidation of two organizations into one. On the other hand‚ acquisition is the purchase of an organization by another which gives the buyer
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Insurance Investments in the US to 2017: Market Databook On 5th May 2014 Life insurance investment in government securities in the US is expected to value just over US$502 billion in 2017. Synopsis Timetrics ""Life Insurance Investments in the US to 2017: Market Databook"" contains detailed historic and forecast data investments in the life insurance industry in the US . This databook provides data on government securities‚ corporate bonds‚ investment funds‚ cash in bank/hand‚ other investments
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Company was founded in 1901 in a small office in Boston. Since its departure‚ Gillette has positioned itself as one of the most recognizable brands not only through their safety razor blades‚ but also through corporate diversification. This included the acquisition of a number of major companies‚ most recently Duracell. Prior to this acquisition‚ the Duracell Corporation had been the leading producer of alkaline batteries in the United States and maintained consistent growth in revenues from 1991-1996
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Wal-Mart’s acquisition of Massmart: will the effects be detrimental rather than beneficial? The recently approved acquisition of a 51% stake in Massmart by Wal-Mart has brought about a lot of speculation as to whether this deal will mainly positively impact South Africa’s GDP or not. By investing in the African market‚ Wal-Mart will to a greater extent impact South Africa’s labour market as well as lead to the growth of the retail industry at a faster rate‚ thus positively impacting growth in the
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Investment bank Vs. Commercial banks Many factors directly and indirectly caused the ongoing 2007–2012 global financial crisis which started with the US subprime mortgage crisis. One of the main culprits that is often pointed to as one of the main triggers of the global financial crisis are the mortgage derivative products‚ where risky mortgages were packaged with more traditionally secure mortgages and sold to corporate investors and other banks as secure investment products. This packaging of
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Bharti airtel – zain acquisition Umesh Word count: 3437 words Bharti airtel – zain acquisition Umesh Word count: 3437 words Global Business Global Business sheffield hallam university | B1051892 sheffield hallam university | B1051892 2013 2013 Bharti Airtel-Zain Africa Deal Background of the Acquirer (Bharti Airtel) and Acquiree (Zain Africa) After a prolonged wait‚ finally‚ Bharti Airtel’s much awaited African Safari did start by acquiring Zain Africa. Mr Sunil Mittal and other
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Southwest Airlines in 2010: Culture‚ Values and Operating Practices 1. Has the AirTran acquisition make good strategic sense for Southwest? For the past 40 years Southwest Airlines has been known as the market share leader in domestic flight travel in the United States. The company has always been known for excelling in differentiating themselves among other low-fare carriers by providing a reliable product and an excellent customer service. Moreover‚ Southwest has also proven to be a profitable
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GEELY’s ACQUISITION of VOLVO 1. Introduction to the Case This Case is about * The Automotive Industry of China * The acquisition of “Volvo” by “Geely” (a Chinese firm) * Geely is an automotive company in China‚ which was engaged in producing non-luxury cars for its local market in the country since 1998. * Li Shufu was the founder of the company‚ who was basically a poet and has a philosophical attitude towards life. * The time of the case is year 2010. 2. Situational
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INDUSTRIES LTD 14 December‚ 2011 | PROJECT B : SCOPE ANALYSIS | Hindalco Industries Limited Hindalco Industries Limited is the flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group. A metals giant with a consolidated turnover of Rs. 72‚078 crores (US$ 15.85 billion)‚ Hindalco is the world’s largest aluminium rolling company and one of the biggest producers of primary aluminium in Asia. Its Copper smelter is the world’s largest custom smelter at a single location. Figure 1 shows the various companies
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‚ approached Chrysler Corporation’s chair and chief executive officer (CEO)‚ Robert Eaton‚ about a possible merger‚ acquisition‚ or deep strategic alliance between their two firms. As Schrempp argued: The two companies are a perfect fit of two leaders in their respective markets. Both companies have dedicated and skilled work forces and successful products‚ but in different markets and different parts of the world. By combining and utilizing each other’s strengths‚ we will have a preeminent strategic
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