CASE STUDY: Merger of Zipcar and Avis Budget Group On January 2‚ 2013‚ Zipcar announced that it would be acquired by the Avis Budget Group. This merger may let staff members of both companies to feel uncertain and uncomfortable‚ especially of Zipcar and they feared that company was swallowed. Motivational problems related with finance were of major importance to employees of both companies and here too. The senior management and executive members of Zipcar company sought to gather and discuss
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Factors for going public through an IPO Strengths When an organization is private they have decisions to make. Going public through an initial public offering‚ or IPO is one decision they can choose. When going through an IPO there is going to be increased capital. A public offering will allow a company to raise capital to use for various corporate purposes such as working capital‚ acquisitions‚ research and development‚ marketing‚ and expanding plant and equipment (FindLaw‚ 2013). Other advantages
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. Evaluate the internal and external environment and analyze major obstacles to making this merger successful. To answer satisfactorily this question‚ students must prepare‚ at a minimum‚ the weaknesses (internal) and threats (external) parts of a SWOT analysis. Students‚ based on their educational and professional background‚ may create many obstacles‚ but the major strategic issues are outlined below: Internal Obstacles a) Culture--Started in 1983‚ America
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Riordan Manufacturing Inc. can expand operations through a merger with an already existing company. Some of the benefits of a merger include increased cost efficiency‚ market shares‚ and value generation. Mergers also present the possibility of tax gains‚ capital cost reduction‚ and an increase in revenues. Even though there are many benefits to a merger‚ there are also issues that would be considered negative. To evaluate the option of a merger as a means to expand operations‚ it is necessary to research
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Naturally‚ this requires companies to grow and expand in| |businesses that they understand well. Thus‚ leading corporate houses have undertaken a massive restructuring exercise to create a formidable| |presence in their core areas of interest. Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) is one of the most effective methods of corporate restructuring | |and has‚ therefore‚ become an integral part of the long-term business strategy of corporate. | |The M&A activity
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investment opportunities. Hence former third world countries as for example the BRICs or the Next Eleven are on the rise to become or already represent influencing world economies. In order to accomplish that the economic markets and especially the merger and acquisitions markets work efficiently‚ the structure of them is supposed to be well organised and safeguarded in order to attract more investors and allow a further growth. Very interesting regarding this theme is the economic development of
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Arcelormittal Mittal Steel merged Arcelor * Theory A merger occurs when two companies combine to form a distinct company. A merger is very similar to an acquisition or takeover‚ except that in the case of a merger existing stockholders of both companies involved keep hold of a shared interest in the new company. When combining two or more companies in order to become one. Generally‚ by offering the stockholders of one company‚ securities in the acquiring company in exchange for the
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issues such as employee compensation may be put on the back burner as countless financial and legal priorities take the center stage. Research suggests that HR needs to get involved in the earlier stages of mergers and acquisitions to ensure its success. There are four stages in the life of a merger and acquisition deals- pre-deal‚ due diligence‚ integration and implementation. Currently most HR professionals tend to have a big role in the later stages in which Wells frowns upon. According to Wells‚
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A merger is a combination of two companies where one corporation is completely absorbed by another corporation. The less important company loses its identity and becomes part of the more important corporation‚ which retains its identity. It may involve absorption or consolidation. Merger is also defined as amalgamation. Merger is the fusion of two or more existing companies. All assets‚ liabilities and the stock of one company stand transferred to Transferee Company in consideration of payment in
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is the value to MCI shareholders? 3. Merger arbitrage (or risk arbitrage) finds speculate on the completion of stock and cash mergers‚ typically buying the target and hedging the risk of the acquirer’s shares according to the exchange ratio in stock mergers. What positions would risk arbs take in this deal? How would their positions change if the Board appeared to favour the Qwest offer? 4. Consider the WorldCom-MCI merger and the Qwest-US West merger? Trying to avoid hindsight bias‚ should
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