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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CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS OF THE MOBILE TELEPHONY COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE EASTERN REGION BY : AMARTYA DHAR(08BS0000240) ICFAI BUSINESS SCHOOL 10.12.09 CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS OF MOBILE TELEPHONY COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE EASTERN REGION SUBMITTED BY : AMARTYA DHAR(08BS0000240) SUBMITTED TO :PROF BHASKAR BASU 2 ABSTRACT: India‚ the world’s fastest-growing mobile services market‚ has added a record 16.02 million new wireless subscribers in March 2009‚ which are the highest ever
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In this assignment we introduce the idea that the organizational culture is the personality of an organization which can be defined‚ measured‚ sustained and changed and have an important impact on an organization’s effectiveness. We want to define organizational culture as it is presented by two theorists‚ indicate levels of expressions of culture in an organization‚ and provide specific strategies or tools to modify organizational culture. We know that every individual has something that psychologists
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| | A PROJECT REPORT On “MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS- INDIAN SCENARIO” Submitted to Faculty of Management Studies Maharishi Arvind Institute of Engineering and Technology Mansarovar‚ Jaipur [pic] For the partial fulfillment of the degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (2009-2011) “Seminar on contemporary management
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO TAKEOVERSAND MERGERS | We have been learning about the companies that come together to form another company and companies taking over other existing companies to extend and expand their business. With the recession taking over toll of the international markets and many Indian businesses and the feeling of insecurity surging over our businessmen‚ it is not surprising when we get to hear about immense numbers of corporate restructurings
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Reasons for acquisitions Companies follow acquisition strategies for a variety of reasons‚ including: 1) Increased Market Power A primary reason for acquisitions is that they enable companies to gain greater market power. While a number of companies may feel that they have an internal core competence‚ they may be unable to exploit their resources and capabilities because of a lack of size. A company may be able to gain the size necessary to exploit its core competence by becoming larger
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main benefits assumed to flow from a merger or takeover? Why do so many mergers and takeover fails to deliver improved financial performance? Illustrate your answer with relevant financial case study? A takeover is when one company takes over another and clearly establishes itself as the new owner. This purchase is known as an acquisition‚ the target company ceases to exist and the buyers stock continues to be traded from a legal point of view. Now a merger is when two companies (they are often
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Mergers and Joint VenturesSharod L. Edwards‚ Derrick Hubbard‚ Oriel Frederick‚ Michael Thompson‚ Charles Barker‚ and Valerie Carpenter ECO/365October 27‚ 2014Daniel PuenteMergers and Joint VenturesWhile companies are faced with many challenges one of the most challenging are when companies merge. There are several different types of mergers which these companies must consider horizontal‚ vertical‚ and conglomeration. A horizontal merger occurs when two companies from the same industry consolidate
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------------------------------------------------- Jan. 10‚ 2012 Why take this class? * Reason 1: Leveraged acquisitions (LAs) aren’t going away * Lots of decline in 2007‚ 08‚ 09 * 10‚ 11‚ 12 little better * M&A isn’t going anywhere * LA and PE isn’t going anywhere – may decrease‚ but doubtful * Over 1 tril. avail. * Big factor: big institutional investors (pension funds‚ CALPERs) * PE drives a ton of returns; outperforms public
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Executive Summary In early 2002‚ Chris Wornald‚ as the director of strategic alliances for RIM‚ believed the tremendous synergy value offered from the acquisition of Slangsoft and its importance for RIM’s future Asian market. However‚ after his successful presentation on the deal to senior executives‚ one piece of archived news on Jerusalem Post got the attention from RIM’s director of legal affairs. The widespread panic and paranoia among Slangsoft employees‚ unrealized revenue from HP and multiple
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