Volkswagen and Porsche - Corporate Finance Case study: Mergers & Acquisitions of listed companies by Joachim Häcker What is the macro view of this case study? Small fish tries to eat big fish (financial figures are end of 2005 and rounded): VW: Market cap: €16 bn Book value: €24 bn Cash and cash equivalent: €8 bn (+€4 bn marketable securities) Porsche: Market cap: €11 bn Book value: €3.4 bn Cash and cash equivalent: €3.6 bn VW Porsche case study – by Joachim Häcker Seite 1
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Abstract Environmental scanning is the first portion to an organization’s strategic management and is very important to the corporation. Environmental scanning is gathering information for the external and the internal of the company. A SWOTT is the best way to gather the information. A SWOTT is determining the strengths‚ the weaknesses‚ the opportunities‚ the threats‚ and the trends of the organization. Starbucks is a coffee shop that sets out to be different from the competitors. The company does
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1. Environnemental scanning Macro Environment Macro environment is said to be the most general layer of the environment. This consists of broad environmental factors that have an impact on the organization. The PESTEL framework helps us to identify the future trends which might impinge on Nintendo and therefore identify the key drivers of change. On the other hand the five forces framework helps to understand how the competitive dynamics within and around the video game industry are changing
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Marketing Strategy. “The Volkswagen Group’s unique portfolio is made up of nine successful brands that excite millions of customers around the globe”(Company Website). Volkswagen‚ Audi‚ Seat‚ Skoda‚ Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles‚ Bentley‚ Bugatti‚ Lamborghini and Skania are the unique brands that make up Volkswagen AG. Volkswagen AG slogan‚ “Volkswagen – Das Auto” is the basis on which all the marketing of their products is formed on. “Das – Auto” and the combination of these three core messages
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The foundation of Volkswagen dates back to the Third Reich. For the opening of the international automobile show in Berlin 1934‚ Adolf Hitler demanded the development of a car which should be priced at a maximum price of 1000 Reichsmark and thus remain affordable for the average citizen. This car should be named ‘Car of the people’ (Volkswagen) and offer space for a family of four members. The first model was designed by Ferdinand Porsche in 1934 and in May 1937‚ the “Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung
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VOLKSWAGEN INDIA INTRODUCTION Volkswagen (VW) is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe Founded in 1937 in Germany VW Group is the umbrella corporation for Audi‚ Bugatti‚ Bentley‚ Lamborghini‚ Porsche‚ SEAT‚ Skoda and Volkswagen The Volkswagen Group sells its vehicles in 153 countries INTRODUCTION India is the world’s second fastest growing car market Only a growing market VW Launched in India in 2007 VW India has currently
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VOLKSWAGEN MARKETING REPORT BY JOHN KENNEDY Introduction Volkswagen (abbreviated VW) is a German automobile manufacturer that was founded on the 28th of May 1937. The company was originally founded by the Nazi Trade Union known as the German Labour Front. At the time the majority of cars being manufactured in Germany were luxurious models that were very expensive. Adolf Hitler‚ the Chancellor of Germany‚ decided to sponsor the construction of a new state-owned factory that could produce a
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voting machine is that anybody can increase the vote count‚ since the count is present in the machine itself. In proposed machine that is “E-Voting “. In this the machine is made intelligent which can determine the eligibility of the voter by scanning the eye pattern and also the vote count is not kept into the same machine itself instead of it it is store in the remote server by converting it into radio waves. Here there is no chance of increasing the vote count of machine. Even in case of damage
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Introduction: Volkswagen‚ the “People’s Car”‚ has quite a diverse track record of production‚ ranging from cars to military equipment and passenger vehicles to commercial cars. It is a German company that was founded in 1937 with the intention of creating the Volkswagen Car‚ which is now known as the Beetle; however‚ as World War II dawned‚ it shifted its production to military equipment. After the war ended‚ Volkswagen realigned its objectives to producing cars‚ and with that began to expand on
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Executive Summary Volkswagen has been one of the leading motor vehicle manufacturer for a long time. With all the competition in the automotive industry‚ it has been challenging for Volkswagen to get into the position that they are in now. They are involved in almost every type of car market out. Teenagers can enjoy the Volkswagen Jetta‚ while parents would love the Tourareg. Volkswagen has even put a foot into the exotic car industry with expensive automobiles such as the Bentleys and Lamborghinis
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