Google & Motorola - a Horizontal Merger Case
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Google, Inc. & Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. A Non-‐Horizontal Merger & Acquisition Case
Maastricht University School of Business and Economics Maastricht, 04 April 2012 Name: Gregor Hohls ID: i6001867 Study: International Business Economics Course: International Competition Policy Course Code: EBC2093 Group Number: 02 Tutor Name: G. Valletta Writing Assignment: Final Case Study
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1 2. The Case ........................................................................................................................ 1 2.1 Google, Inc. .......................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. .......................................................................................... 2 2.3 Reasons for a Merger ........................................................................................................... 2 2.4 The EU Decision .................................................................................................................... 3 2.5 The US Decision .................................................................................................................... 4 2.6 Intermediate Summary ........................................................................................................ 5
Google, Inc. & Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. A Non-‐Horizontal Merger & Acquisition Case
Maastricht University School of Business and Economics Maastricht, 04 April 2012 Name: Gregor Hohls ID: i6001867 Study: International Business Economics Course: International Competition Policy Course Code: EBC2093 Group Number: 02 Tutor Name: G. Valletta Writing Assignment: Final Case Study
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1 2. The Case ........................................................................................................................ 1 2.1 Google, Inc. .......................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. .......................................................................................... 2 2.3 Reasons for a Merger ........................................................................................................... 2 2.4 The EU Decision .................................................................................................................... 3 2.5 The US Decision .................................................................................................................... 4 2.6 Intermediate Summary ........................................................................................................ 5
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