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Merger Strategy-Growth‚ Synergy‚ Operating Synergy‚ Financial Synergy‚ Diversification‚ Other Economic Motives‚ Hubris Hypothesis of Takeovers‚ Other Motives‚ Tax Motives Growth – This is one of the most common motives for mergers. It may be cheaper and less risky for the acquiring company to merge with another provider in a similar line of business than to expand operations internally. It is also much faster to grow by acquisition than internally. Sometimes an organization may have a window
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The SonyEricsson alliance In 2001‚ the mobile phone terminal market world was shaken by the announcement of the agreement between two « giants » of their respective worlds. On one side the telecommunication reference Ericsson‚ on the other the entertainment and communications company Sony. As the result of the strategic alliance‚ an agreement focused on their respective mobile phone terminals businesses bringing to life a new joint venture aiming to gain consistent market shares during the
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Alliance Boots plc is the leading drugstore retailer in the United Kingdom and is also one of the largest pharmaceutical wholesalers in Europe. The company was formed in July 2006 through the merger of Boots Group PLC and Alliance UniChem Plc. Its retail side‚ which is led by the U.K. chain Boots The Chemists (BTC)‚ includes 2‚300 community pharmacies and health and beauty stores in the United Kingdom‚ 300 Boots Opticians practices in the United Kingdom‚ and 400 international pharmacies in the Republic
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Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corp Part A 1.) On October 15‚ 1996‚ CSX Corporation (CSX) then ranked as the number one railroad in the Eastern United States and Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) then ranked as the third largest railroad in the Eastern United States‚ announced the intent to undergo a friendly merger via a two-tiered transaction with an estimated value of $8.4 billion. During the 1980’s a trend towards the consolidation of railroad firms began as a result
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Therapeutic Alliance The relationship between a client and a counsellor is an important aspect of the counselling process‚ therefore maintaining a positive therapeutic alliance is essential. Horvath (1994) suggests that the bonding of the client and counsellor in the therapeutic alliance “grows out of their experience of association in a shared activity.” (pg 16) The client may have had a bad experience of counselling before and they have low expectations that counselling will benefit them this
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Executive Summary Throughout the years there has been an increase in strategic alliance formation in order to combat a number of factors creating uncertainty in the market and to share knowledge and know-how. The formation of alliances has also occurred in the Airline industry; this report discussed how these alliances gain economies of scales and synergies. The deregulation of the airline industry has open doors to more competition sand to further agreements such as the “open skies”‚ these agreements
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Dwellers all across the industry value chain like Cyworld and SK Communications are a great example to consider. With the immense competition and the industry still very much at its infancy‚ firms have yet to secure dominant positions. Before acquisitions ever took place‚ SK Communications has been ineffective in M&As - which in return made them lose a large quantity of money; on the other hand‚ Cyworld (as a small company) was not known to the general public. SK Communications was engaged‚ engrossed
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there are many laudable things about the agreement like‚ how both the companies want to keep the partnership an open book‚ simple and straightforward with no secrets and surprises‚ there are few things that needs to be contradicted. Making the alliance with “loose structure”‚ leads to inconsistencies when there is a need to incorporate any changes in the future. For example‚ both the companies are dependent on each other based on the trust and mutual understanding‚ but if any change in leadership
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Case analysis of Volvo – Renault alliance INTRODUCTION The article described the life cycle of the alliance between car manufacturers Volvo and Renault. That was one of the largest and most prominent alliances in Europe at that time. The marriage of the two corporations was promising as it held economic promises that were applauded by the industry experts. Three years after the alliance had been founded‚ the allies split apart under not very friendly circumstances. Although the motive was good
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