Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2 2. The Parties Involved 2 2.1 The Acquirer: Lenovo 2 2.2 The Target: IBM 2 3. The Acquisition 2 3.1 Development of Acquisition (Time Line) 2 3.2 Facts of Acquisition 2 3.3 Expected Problems from Acquisition 2 3.4 Underlying motivations/expectations for Lenovo’s Management 2 3.5 Underlying motivations/ expectations for IBM’s Management 2 4. Were Lenovo’s expectations met? 2 4.1 To become an international company with access to the global PC market
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LENOVO VS DELL BRANDS: Lenovo：The company was founded in 1984 by a group of eleven engineers‚ headed by Liu Chuanzhi‚ in Beijing. This company had become the biggest PC manufacturer of domestic and distributed third party products through its wholesale business. Today，these two companies lenovo and IBM are united under the Lenovo name. With Lenovo’s landmark acquisition of IBM’s Personal Computing Division in May 2005‚ the new Lenovo is a leader
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Specifications Although a Lenovo Z-70 and an Asus N550JK-DS71T have its own specifications but there are some similarities between these two personal computers. These similarities of Lenovo Z-70 and Asus N550JK-DS71T integrated with a processor type Intel Core i7 which is the fastest computing core in the generation. A processor i7 can enhance the productivity of a computer because the i7 is the most costly. They are for heavy-end gaming and multitasking at the same time and for handling very processor
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describes in detail the various steps taken by Lenovo‚ the leading PC manufacturer in China‚ in its effort to go global. The steps include changing its corporate name from Legend to Lenovo‚ sponsoring the 2008 Olympic Games and most importantly‚ acquiring IBM’s PC unit. The case examines the need for Lenovo to globalize and critically analyzes the efficacy of the above steps in the company’s globalization plans. It also highlights the challenges faced by Lenovo in its path towards globalization.
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Lenovo Marketing Strategy Professor Dr Linda Harris International Marketing MKT505 December 1‚ 2014 1. Determine the key approaches that you will use in order to incorporate branding and co-branding opportunities. Devise your strategy for leveraging the current Lenovo brands with the new notebook product. Note: Incorporate the computed analytical data from the Expected Commercial Value Calculator to support your response. The key approaches that would be used in order to incorporate
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References: Ling Zhijun (2006). The Lenovo affair: the growth of China ’s computer giant and its takeover of IBM-PC. Martha Avery. Singapore: John Wiley & Sons Kathleen B Hass‚ Richard Vander Horst‚ Kimi Ziemski (2008). From Analyst to Leader: Elevating the Role of the Business Analyst
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Process of Lenovo and IBM Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions Cross-border mergers and acquisitions are very complex investment activities. The process of mergers and acquisitions involve all aspects of professional knowledge‚ only depend on both sides of enterprise is difficult to complete. In the process of Lenovo mergers IBM PC business‚ the functions of intermediary organizations are very important. Such as in 2003‚ Lenovo hired Mckinsey as their strategic consultant to comprehensive understanding
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the Lenovo-BlackBerry M&A (see appendix for description) will determine whether this integration will lead to great benefits that outweigh the additional costs and risks. BlackBerry could immediately benefit from the transfer of complete ownership‚ as opposed to a mere contract or joint venture‚ signals confidence to BBRY stock investors (whose presumable stock would convert) and customers hesitant to buy the struggling company’s products‚ as well as the resources and attention that Lenovo would
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including Web site‚ stores‚ customer support‚ packaging‚ and messaging as well as its products. Lenovo has a well-earned industry reputation for delivering superior quality products. Quality is a fundamental component and commitment to customer satisfaction by delivering products that are of superior quality to comparable offerings from their competitors is the key to Lenovo’s success. In recent years‚ Lenovo relies heavily on local manufacturing strategies to shorten ship requirements and had achieved
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Lenovo has been dedicated to making a better world through diverse business that today span advanced technology‚ with affordable PC brand that pioneered the home computer concept. The first original product was Legend Chinese-character card which was bundled with the imported PC’s it distributed. It launched its first brand PC into the Chinese market 1990. Legend became China’s largest PC maker. It made headline around the world‚ but unknown to the rest of the world. It faced increased
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