Merck Acquisition of Medco Case Study John X Devry University – Keller Graduate School of Management Finance 561 Professor May 22‚ 2011 Table of Contents Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………p.g. 3 Company backgrounds……………………………………………………….………………p.g. 3 Merck & Co.‚ Inc. ………………………………………..…………………….…....p.g. 3 Medco Containment Services Inc. ............................……..…………………………p.g. 4 Reasons for Mergers…………………………………………………………………………p.g. 5 Economies of Scale………………………………………………………………….
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CASE 5.1: MERCK ACQUISITION OF MEDCO Abstract Corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have become popular across the globe during the last two decades due to globalization‚ liberalization‚ technological developments‚ and competitive business environment (Fisher & Siburg‚ 2009). The synergistic gains from M&A may result from efficient management‚ economies of scale‚ profitable use of assets‚ exploitation of market power‚ and the use of complementary resources (Mitchell
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You Decide Assignment on Merck’s Acquisition of Medco By Zankhana Desai FIN 561- Mergers and Acquisition Professor: Yvan Nezerwe Keller Graduate School of Management Table of Contents C5.1.0 Executive Summary…………………………………………….3 C5.1.1 The Major Driving Force of the Merck-Medco Acquisition.. 3-4 C5.1.2 The Role of PBM Companies……………………………….. 4-5 C5.1.3 Utilization of Medco’s Database……………………………. 5-6 C5.1.4 Competitive Reactions to Merck- Medco Acquisition ……. 6 C5.1.5 SWOT Analysis……………………………………………
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You Decide Page 1 FI561 – Mergers & Acquisitions – Week 3 Scenario Summary This is based on Merck’s Acquisition of Medco: Case 5.1‚ pp. 124-125. Your Role/Assignment You are the Chairman and CEO of Merck. Make a recommendation to the Board of Directors of Merck & Co. regarding this acquisition based on the recommendations of the three associates and your own analysis. You are the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Merck & Company‚ and you will make the final “yes” or “no” recommendation
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Pharmaceuticals: Merck Sustaining Long-term Advantage Through Information Technology Hiroshi Amari Working Paper No. 161 Working Paper Series Center on Japanese Economy and Business Columbia Business School December 1998 Columbia-Yale Project: Use of Software to Achieve Competitive Advantage PHARMACEUTICALS: MERCK Sustaining Long-term Advantage Through Information Technology Prepared by Hiroshi Amari Research Associate‚ Yale University William V. Rapp and Hugh T. Patrick Co-principal
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(not covered in class?) Based on the pyramid of social responsibility‚ Merck is required to be profitable (base). Since the research of development will never be profitable to shareholders Merck should do develop the drug. Based on Merck’s actual value system‚ it wants to be ethical and even be a good corporate citizen. So Merck should conduct the research. Question 8 - If you were the senior executive of Merck‚ what would you do? (Open question) I would make assessment of the potential costs to
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You Decide 1. What should be included in the exhibitor’s policies‚ procedures‚ and practices‚ and regulations? Hopefully‚ the event space will have a manual for event organizers to read and follow. A manual would be ideal to use for guidance‚ as well as‚ ensuring that all policies‚ procedures and regulations are followed by all guest and clients. The manual should include in overview of the venue‚ contact phone numbers and payment information and options for exhibitors. Its policies should include
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You Decide Week 2 I. Identification Identify the dilemma. The dilemma is the fact that patient Margie Whitson is looking to have her pacemaker removed which will in turn end her life. She has asked the medical staff at the facility to assist in ending her life. What morals are involved? The moral is the patient’s right to refuse care if she chooses and also the right to die. II. Information Information to consider: Margie Whitson just experienced the death of her son. She has no living
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You Decide: Susie Marks vs. City of Elsewhere and Officer Ruthless Susie Marks caught a ride to Elsewhere City Park from Orson‚ who then dropped her off and left. She met her friend Jerry and his girlfriend Kate. Orson was to return for Susie at 11:00 p.m.‚ which is the park’s curfew. Around 11:00 p.m. Officer Ruthless of the Elsewhere Police Department‚ approached the three minors and informed them the park was closing and instructed to leave the park immediately. Unfortunately‚ Orson had not
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Most people think that the world faces an overpopulation problem. But Phillip Longman argues otherwise in his book The Empty Cradle. He warns instead of a global baby bust. World population growth has fallen 40 percent since the late 1960s. The human population is expected to peak at nine billion by 2070‚ and many countries will see their population shrink long before that. Japan will have 49 retirees per 100 workers as early as 2005. Falling birthrates mainly account for these declines. Several
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