Merger of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Mergers‚ Acquisitions and Restructuring Introduction Throughout 1999 and 2000 in the midst of an increasingly competitive business environment‚ Hewlett-Packard’s board of directors and executive management evaluated numerous alternatives for business growth to protected the company’s viability. Although HP’s Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) dominated its market segment‚ the company did not rank among the top three among competitors in personal computers‚
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The Merger of HP and Compaq: Strategy. When a major merger is announced‚ like the one between HP and Compaq‚ investors try to understand where the stock value is going to come from and whether the companies have a plan to achieve that value. Deals are often brought to market with one big synergy number and a statement that the deal will be accretive to earnings. Many acquisitions and some large strategic investments are often justified with the argument that they will create synergy. In this paper
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The Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Merger Analysis The Proposed Merger with Compaq HP entered into an agreement with Compaq Computer Corporation in September 2001. In this definitive agreement‚ HP is going to purchase all of Compaq’s common shares outstanding‚ and pay a total price of 0.6325 shares of its common stock for each share of Compaq’s common stock. To evaluate this transaction for the benefits of HP’s shareholders‚ we use the excess earnings model to forecast HP’s stock price if it standalone
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Hewlett-Packard Organizational Behavior Case Analysis Executive Summary Hewlett Packard (HP) is an American multinational information technology corporation that was founded by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard. HP operates in many countries around the world. They provide services to a wide variety of consumers. HP provides hardware and software to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)‚ and large enterprises. Some of their products include a line of printers‚ software
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HP Introduction Hewlett-Packard Company officially called HP is an American multinational company initially created for electronic and instrumentation which has evolved towards computer software and multimedia. It is one of the 40 biggest companies of the world. Its main products are printers and peripheral devices‚ computers of any sizes (pocket computers‚ laptops‚ home computers as well as servers and services to other companies. The company has its headquarter at Palo Alto in the Silicon Valley
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THE HEWLETT-PACKARD AND COMPAQ MERGER LIST OF TOPICS S. No. | TOPIC | 1 | Executive Summary | 2 | The IT Industry Profile | 3 | Introduction to the Company Profile – HP and Compaq | 4 | Pre-Merger stats for HP and Compaq | 5 | Relative Performance of HP and Compaq | 6 | HP-Compaq Merger | 7 | Objectives of the Merger | 8 | Expectations from the Merger of HP and Compaq | 9 | Key Points that encouraged the Merger Decision | 10 | Advantages of Merger and Opposition
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Chapter 14 Case – “Hewlett-Packard Company” Deborah Y. Riley Principles of Management – Fall Quarter Professor Camilla Pugh November 28‚ 2010 Question - #1 Discuss the three most serious problems you have identified in the case. Defend why you think they are the most serious. One of the serious problems Hewlett-Packard faced was poor management. Carly Fiorina provided no concrete direction for the company and staff. The vision she implemented for the company digital‚ virtual
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Hewlett-Packard | HP – Compaq merger | M&A‚ Finance and Investments‚ MSc. | 29th November‚ 2012 | | | | Authors: Marjan van Lieshout 348050 Bram Piederiet 322688 Jamie Romeo 319954 Patrice Temming 351185 Authors: Marjan van Lieshout 348050 Bram Piederiet 322688 Jamie Romeo 319954 Patrice Temming 351185 1. Executive summary In the spring of 2002‚ Hewlett-Packard Co (‘HP’ from here on) obtained all of the outstanding common shares of Compaq Computer Corp (‘CC’
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Hewlett Packard began in 1938‚ in a one-room garage in California where Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard started with plenty of energy‚ and a simple plan to invent products‚ which made life better for everyone. Hewlett Packard has introduced a large number of life-changing technologies. They have now developed systems‚ services and solutions that provide industry leading value and enable their customers to get maximum benefits from their computing and printing environments. Hewlett Packard has been
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Organization Background Hewlett-Packard Company Hewlett-Packard Company is founded January 1‚ 1939. Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard is the partner. They decide the company’s name with a coin toss. Their company built in a Palo Alto garage. The company’s first product was an audio oscillator. One of HP’s first customers was Walt Disney Studios‚ which purchased eight oscillators to develop and test an innovative sound system for the movie Fantasia. HP steadily expands its European operations. Therefore
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