Overview History/Growth This case concerns the John M. Case Company‚ which at one time was the leading producer of business calendars in the United States. The company was founded by the grandfather of John M. Case in 1920 and was inherited in 1951. The company had experienced profitable operations every year since 1932‚ and held approximately a 60-65% market share by 1984. Sales had been increasing annually at about a 7% compound rate‚ and the return on average invested capital was about
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Mergers and Acquisitions “Mergers and Acquisitions” or “M&A” is a general business term‚ which refers to transactions that result in the consolidation of companies. A merger is a combination of two companies to form a new company‚ whilst an acquisition occurs when one company purchases another‚ therefore does not form a new company. By its nature‚ a merger suggests the combination of two businesses under a mutual accord. The decision to merge is made by the management / board of each company
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London. He was a member of the M&A team where he participated in more than 10 transactions including mergers‚ buy-side and sell-side mandates. Mr. Larraz holds degrees in Law and Business Administration (ICADE‚ Madrid)‚ and MBA from INSEAD (Fontainebleau‚ France). He has participated as Professor in executive education programs at IE Business School‚ Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles and Universidad Camilo José Cela. OBJECTIVES AND STRUCTURE Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are among the most dynamic
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Managing Global Acquisitions and Restructuring - Case 1 1) Summarize the current strengths and weaknesses of HP’s PC Division. HP has been the world’s leading PC manufacturers for a long time‚ its reputation is well-established. Especially since 2007‚ HP has won over Dell and Acer to become the leader in PC market measured by units. This goes to show PC Division’s reputation and potential to continue to triumph in the market. Another is that PC Division’s wild range of products‚ from simple
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Kinder Morgan - MBO Richard Kinder and Bill Morgan purchased a master limited partnership pipeline company from Enron for $40 million in 1997‚ founding Kinder Morgan‚ Inc. (KMI) 1. The primary benefit of an MLP comes in the form of tax savings. While shareholders in a corporation face double taxation‚ owners of a partnership are taxed only once (when receiving distributions). Corporate income tax does not exist in the partnership. When cash distributions to MLP owners exceed
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BlackBerry v. Co-Founders After announcing open for purchase‚ BlackBerry has already agreed to a non-binding offer from Fairfax. Before the deadline (Nov.4) of Fairfax’s offer‚ BlackBerry can still accept higher offer from others‚ thus co-founders of BlackBerry‚ who own 8% shares of BlackBerry‚ are running a bid. Negotiation Environment Number of Parties: Two Parties. One is the rest 92% of BlackBerry’s shareholders (represented by the CEO and the board of BlackBerry). The other is a potential
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Mahindra & Mahindra It is 7:00 a.m. and the siren sounds high at Kandivli (asuburb of North Mumbai) plant of Mahindra & Mahindra’s (M&M) Tractor division‚ signaling the starting time of the morning shift. Hardly any workers have turned up. Reporting late on duty is a norm for the workers here. Seldom does the morning shift start before 7:30a.m. During the day shift‚ it was an ominous scene to find workers stretching out under the trees and relaxing during the working hours. The union
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Tiffany Case Study Introduction Tiffany was founded in September 18‚ 1837 and for about 170 years‚ the brand has been successfully opening several stores and establishing the brand as the top place to buy fine jewelry of high quality. The brand has been dedicated to provide their customers with original designs as well as the ultimate in-store experience. They know that their customers expect nothing less than top quality in jewelry and services and Tiffany’s has done just that for
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Jessica Garrett Case Study 1 1) What is your vote? * As President of Dalton Co.‚ I would hire Joyce McGregor for the position of administrative manager. 2) How would you justify your position to each of the three vice presidents if you were asked to do so? * If I were asked to justify my position to each of the three vice presidents‚ it would be as follows: First‚ Mr. McGregor; I agree with Mr. McGregor about his daughter being well-qualified for the position. However
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1.0 Introduction Merck & co also know as Merck Sharp & Dohme‚ MSD outside the United States and Canada. Merck is known internationally as an American pharmceutical giant. In 1668‚ in Germany‚ a drug store had been purchased by Jacob Friedrich Merck fom whom it originates and later on Emanuel Merck had taken over the store in 1816. Merck is not only one of the largest pharmaceutical companies but also has published many series of medical reference books. Merck had always been admired worldwide for
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