Ref.No.: FM0001 Unilever Limited: Transforming the Finance ‘Function’ “Top performing businesses have top performing finance functions‚ but few finance functions are top performing.” – Scott Parker‚ Head of Financial Management‚ KPMG LLP (UK) In an era of globalisation‚ increasing economic pressures and stringent regulatory norms‚ the role of finance function is becoming much broader than ever before. With changing times the role of finance manager is becoming concentrated‚ moreover‚ Chief
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Competitor Analysis Lux | 30 | Introduction: Unilever is a British–Dutch multinational consumer goods company. Its products include foods‚ beverages‚ cleaning agents and personal care products. It is the world’s third-largest consumer goods company measured by 2011 revenues (after Proctor & Gamble and Nestle) .Unilever is a dual-listed company consisting of Unilever N.V. in Rotterdam‚ Netherlands and Unilever PLC in London‚ United Kingdom. Both Unilever companies have the same directors and they
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Mergers occur when one business firm buys or acquires another business firm (the acquired firm) and the combined firm maintains the identity of the acquiring firm. Business firms merge for a variety of reasons‚ both financial and non-financial. There are a number of types of mergers. Horizontal and non-horizontal are just two of many types. WHAT IS HORIZONTAL MERGER? A merger occurring between companies in the same industry. Horizontal merger is a business consolidation that occurs between firms
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MGT 6170-Marketing‚ Unilever in Brazil Case Study Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 2 1.1. 2. Aim of the report .................................................................................................. 2 CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR ON PURCHASE OF DETERGENTS IN BRAZIL ................. 2 2.1. 2.2. Consumer decision Process .........................................................
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Introduction Merger and acquisition both are strategic decision and an aspect of corporate strategy. One plus one makes three: this equation is the special alchemy of a merger or an acquisition. The key principle behind buying a company is to create shareholder value over and above that of the sum of the two companies. Two companies together are more valuable than two separate companies - at least‚ that’s the reasoning behind merger and acquisition. Most histories of merger and acquisition begin
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Form 20-F. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this presentation. 1 1 When we look at our current reality‚ we see that we have been able to build a story of success in Brazil… • 1 Unilever Brazil became one of the most successful operations of Unilever around the world; The 3rd largest and the single biggest D&E business. 2 We sustained market leadership in 10 major categories and developed brands that area part of consumers day to day life (200 products consumed
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MERGER & ACQUISITION IN INDIA MERGER & ACQUISITION IN INDIA Page 1 1. 2.
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Ben & Jerry’s Homemade – The Unilever Scoop Case With four offers on the table‚ Ben & Jerry’s had quite the decision to make. When it came down to it‚ they chose the most attractive offer which turned out to be with Unilever. As time passed‚ this was shown to ultimately be a very wise choice as the financial results would later show impressive results. These impressive results could be seen by looking at how the operating margins tripled and were able to maintain a 700M operating profit in succeeding
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Competition Commission of India A review of Mergers & Acquisitions in India (Research Paper prepared under the Internship Programme of Competition Commission of India) (September - 2012) Submitted By : Under guidance of : Hari Krishan‚ Student : CS Professional Programme‚ The Institute of Company Secretaries of India Shri Ajay Goel‚ Joint Director (Law)‚ Combination Division‚ Competition Commission of India A review of Mergers & Acquisitions in India DISCLAIMER This
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Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) OVERVIEW Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is India’s largest fast moving consumer goods company‚ with leadership in Home & Personal Care Products and Foods & Beverages. HUL’s brands‚ spread across 20 distinct consumer categories‚ touch the lives of two out of three Indians. They endow the company with a scale of combined volumes of about 4 million tonnes and sales of Rs.10‚000 crores. The mission that inspires HUL’s 36‚000 employees‚ including about 1‚350 managers
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