Introduction In 2003‚ the announcement was made of a merger between FedEx Corporation and Kinko’s‚ Inc. There are multiple reasons why corporate decision makers consider mergers‚ “the potential efficiency benefits from mergers and acquisitions include both operating and managerial efficiencies‚” (Pautlar‚ 2003‚ p. 122). “These mergers and acquisitions are aimed at increasing growth‚ enhancing existing capabilities and developing new markets” and as a strategic consideration they can “generate cost
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management of working capital and the optimal financial strategies employed is presented. Also evaluated are the potential improvements in financial performance along with long-term and short-term strategies. Lastly‚ considered in this paper is whether a merger or acquisition would affect SWA ’s employed strategic outlook. The financial challenges facing the company in the working capital management simulation showed how companies are able to play a balancing act with incoming and outgoing cash flow floats
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a smart brand marketer before 1994. Also because Newell and Rubbermaid both sold household products through essentially the same sale channels‚ and the merger transaction would be accomplished through a tax-free exchange of shares (1). Therefore‚ the acquisition of Rubbermaid seemed like a deal from heaven for Newell. However‚ I do not think merger with Rubbermaid is a good idea for Newell after read through the case. I think it “would pose a formidable challenge to the company’s demonstrated capacity
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RUnning Head: IntraClean Interoffice memo IntraClean Interoffice Memo HRM 531/University of Phoenix March 29th 2010 interoffice memorandum to: First Level Management from: KK subject: cOMPANY pOLIcy date: [ 5/16/2010 ] cc: As you all know IntraClean will launch a media blitz to announce publicly its new strategy. In the past‚ IntraClean’s sales force focused primarily on demonstrating and selling product. IntraCleans new focus will be a solutions/service model. This service
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M&A Motives There are two types of motives involved in merger and acquisition and these are Explicit and Implicit motives. Explicit Motives • Synergy: Synergy means that the merged firm will have a greater value than the sum of its parts as a result of enhanced revenues and the cost base. • Economies of Scale: Economic of scale refer to the reduction in unit cost achieved by producing a large volume of a product. Horizontal mergers aim at achieving economies of scale. This phenomenon continues
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overall scope and direction of a corporation and the way in which its various business operations work together to achieve particular goals. Cooperation Strategies Cooperation Strategies contains of 3 aspects : 1. Joint Venture / Partnering 2. Merger / Acquisition 3. Strategic Alliance Cooperation Strategies Definition : Is a popular strategy that occurs when two or more companies form a temporary partnership for the purpose of capitalizing on some opportunity. Joint Venture / Partnering
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what the probability was that booth the DOJ and the Ec would approve the merger‚ and of course eventually what is the most proper and profitable tactic to take at this certain time. The strategy of Gallionelli Gallinelli did the strategy that included buying shares in Honeywell and shorting shares in GE for the purpose of conducting arbitrage. First of all‚ a well-known direct of indirect by-product of acquisition or merger is the foreseeable or predictable change in stock price. As to the merger’s
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CASE STUDY ARCELOR-MITTAL MERGER: CHALLENGING INTEGRATION OF TWO STEEL GIANTS’ ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTITIES Preamble In the aftermath of one of this century’s most remarkable mergers‚ we find two different cultures‚ two different worlds‚ thrown into one of history’s largest corporate integrations. On the one hand‚ there is Mittal Steel - the largest producer of steel in terms of volume. Despite the fact that Mittal steel is based in Netherlands‚ it is perceived that the company is non-European because
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Minnesota Public Radio (Caramenico‚ 2012). Many dynamics in a healthcare organization can dramatically change when a merger occurs; these changes occur on the floor and among staff. The impact of merging two separate entities with different values and performance efforts can have long-term and short-term affects within the new organization. This paper is an effort to identify the impact a merger will have on the culture of the new combined organization‚ and how to ensure that the combined staff will work
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Journal of Banking & Finance 23 (1999) 255±285 Interest-rate exposure and bank mergers Benjamin Esty a‚* ‚ Bhanu Narasimhan b‚ Peter Tufano c a b Harvard Business School‚ Morgan Hall 481‚ Boston‚ MA 02163‚ USA Marakon Associates‚ 2831 Malabar Ave.‚ Santa Clara‚ CA 95051‚ USA c Harvard Business School‚ Morgan Hall 377‚ Boston‚ MA 02163‚ USA Abstract This study examines how interest rates and interest-rate exposures aect the level of acquisition activity‚ the identities
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