Mercury Athletic Footwear: Valuing the Opportunity Group 1 Bushra Javed Butt M. Sharjeel Shahid Mahnoor Malik Uzair Nasir MBA II – Section A Submitted To: Sir Nawazish Mirza Introduction West Coast Fashions‚ Inc. (WCF)‚ a large designer and marketer of men’s and women’s apparel decided to dispose of one of their divisions; Mercury Athletic. John Liedtke‚ head of the business development for Active Gear‚ Inc. (AGI)‚ saw a possible opportunity for his company in acquiring Mercury. The footwear
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Mercury Athletic Footwear Case Study John Liedtke head of Active Gear‚ Inc. (AGI) is contemplating whether to invest in Mercury Athletic a subsidiary of West Coast Fashions (WCF). Mercury was purchased by WCF in hopes to increase business revenue however this was not the case. Business did not do as expected‚ WCF was then eager to abandon its apparel. John Liedtke saw this as an opportunity to take over Mercury and as result increase its business revenue. In order to determine whether this is
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Mercury Athletic Footwear: Valuing the Opportunity Terran Knox Measurements II MBA-634 Northwood University DEVOS Program Dr. Adam Guerrero 4 March‚ 2015 Problem Statement Mercury Athletic is the footwear division of West Coast Fashions (WCF)‚ a designer and marketer of men’s and women’s apparel. Due to unspectacular financial reports‚ the division was going to be sold. John Liedtke‚ the head of business development for Active Gear‚ Inc.‚ (AGI) looked to acquire Mercury from WCF‚ believing
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Overview of Active Gear: 1. Active Gear is a relatively small athletic and casual footwear company $470.3 million of revenue and $60.4 million of EBIT compared to typical competitors that sold well over a $1.0 billion annually Company executives felt its small size was becoming more of a disadvantage due to consolidation among Chinese contract manufacturers. Specialty athletic footwear that evolved from high performance to athletic fashion wear with a “classic” appeal. Casual/recreational footwear
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and one of the divisions it intended to shed was Mercury Athletic‚ its wholly owned footwear subsidiary. John Liedtke‚ the head of business development for Active Gear‚ Inc. (AGI)‚ a privately held athletic and casual footwear company‚ contemplated an acquisition opportunity of Mercury that would significantly improve his business. So‚ he wanted to evaluate this opportunity. This paper introduces the basic situation and feathers of current athletic and casual footwear industry and raises that active
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Question1 – What does the Ghana Case reveal about why countries progress? Fail to progress? Ghana was organized as a self –supporting entity funded by local resources and loans. More so than the other British colonial powers‚ The British promoted education and employed skilled indigenous people throughout the civil service. The government took a laissez-faire approach to commerce‚ Was opened the first bank in Ghana(Standard Bank now) Cocoa was introduced by Presbyterian missionaries
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las líneas de alta tecnología para el tenis y golf‚ que luego pasó a la línea casual. • West Coast Fashion‚ compañía diseñadora de ropa. • Mercury Athletic‚ división de calzado deportivo de West Coast Fashion Puntos relevantes: En marzo de 2007‚ Active Gear está contemplando una oportunidad de una adquisición. Con la adquisición de Mercury Athletic‚ Liedtke espera: • Aumentar los ingresos de Active Gear al doble. • Incrementar el apalancamiento con las manufactureras. • Expandir la presencia
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4050 SEPTEMBER 18‚ 2009 TIMOTHY A. LUEHRMAN JOEL L. HEILPRIN Mercury Athletic Footwear: Valuing the Opportunity In March 2007‚ John Liedtke‚ the head of business development for Active Gear‚ Inc.‚ a privately held footwear company‚ was contemplating an acquisition opportunity. West Coast Fashions‚ Inc. (WCF)‚ a large designer and marketer of men’s and women’s branded apparel had recently announced plans for a strategic reorganization. The plan called for a divestiture of certain non-core
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Mercury Athletic Footwear Case Assignment Questions: 1. Is Mercury a good target for AGI? Discuss strategic fit of brands‚ products‚ customers‚ and distribution. Identify specific sources of value. Discuss AGI’s strengths/weaknesses compared with other bidders. I think Mercury is a good target for AGI: The brands--the AGI brands and logos are associated with a lifestyle that was prosperous‚ active and fashion-conscious. The Mercury brands are athletic and casual footwear. The products--AGI focused
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describe its market. Footwear was a mature‚ highly competitive industry marked by low growth‚ but fairly stable margins. However‚ the individual firms could be quite volatile. * Classify the market structure of the industry. The market for athletic and casual shoes remained fragmented‚ despite the presence of a small number of global footwear brands. Since product lifecycles tended to be short‚ active management of inventory and production lead times were critical success factors. Selling through
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