Managing human capital in the process of merger and acquisition
Thesis - 5 pages - Human resources
Mergers and acquisitions have become a regular business strategy in the present corporate scenario. They involve lengthy and thorough discussions and strategies are worked out in detail before the deals are closed. These discussions influence the future of the organization with respect to...
The dynamics of the Mittal Arcelor merger
Thesis - 3 pages - Business strategy
The merger of Arcelor with Mittal has been one of the historic mergers in the history of steel industry. Before we proceed into the study of fusion Mittal / Arcelor, it seems essential to recall the context, and facts that concern us here. Here we will discuss Mittal's (Dutch steel...
Are mergers and acquisitions the preferred option for businesses seeking rapid growth and success?
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
In today's complex and dynamic corporate world, there is a tremendous allure towards mergers and acquisitions. Companies, in the pursuit of rapid growth and gaining competitive advantage over the other market players, opt for mergers and acquisitions as a key to corporate...
Legal aspects of international mergers and acquisitions: Sacyr/Eiffage
Essay - 6 pages - International law
The Sacyr/Eiffage case involves two public construction companies, the Spanish Sacyr Villehermoso and the French Eiffage. First, let's introduce those two companies. Sacyr is a leading Spanish construction company based and listed in Madrid. It is publicly traded and part of the IBEX 35, the...
Organizational development: Mergers and Acquisitions
Essay - 8 pages - Business strategy
Nowadays, mergers are very common in all sectors. Indeed, in many sectors, the competitive pressure, the decline of prices and research costs provoke numerous mergers. However, all mergers aren't successful; there are some steps to follow to avoid risks. There could be be...
Daimler Chrysler: Lessons in post-merger integration
Essay - 19 pages - Management
Professor Herbert Paul and student Myriam Tamim prepared this case, solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either the effective or ineffective handling of a management situation. The case was compiled from public sources. Abstract: The...
The role played by Human Resources and their contribution in the success of Merger and Acquisitions. Case study: Tata -Corus
Thesis - 45 pages - Human resources
Tata-Corus, Arcelor-Mittal, Daimler-Chrysler, America online- Time Warner…. The phenomenon of Merger and Acquisition has proved to be a very popular means for organizations to achieve growth and promote strategic change, especially during the last two decades. The reason that the...
Understanding the implications of merger of DaimlerChrysler
Thesis - 3 pages - Business strategy
German Daimler-Benz and American Chrysler were merged in 1998. By the mid-1990s Chrysler had survived near bankruptcy experiencing deep and reverse fluctuations in following years. The merger with Daimler-Benz has not tempered these fluctuations even though they have used strategic...
An analysis on the merger of Reebok and Adidas-Salomon AG
Thesis - 6 pages - Business strategy
The sporting goods industry has seen many Mergers and Acquisitions(M&A) driven by the rising competition and industrial growth. In August 2005,Adidas-Salomon AG (Adidas),Germany's largest sporting goods maker announced acquisition of the US-based Reebok International Limited(Reebok) for...
Schneider-LeGrand merger
Case study - 13 pages - Business strategy
Beginning with a certain turnover, the EU merger rules are to be applied to cross-border concentrations, irrespective of the size of the company or area of their activity. A pre-merger notification to the European Commission is obligatory. Most cases are closed by the completion of...
Challenges that a company faces at the event of merger and acquisition
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
Globally most of the companies started a new tendency of either combining firms or buying of one company by the other for obtaining additional benefits and technology. This is referred to as Merger and Acquisition. Their history helps to understand the evolution of the M&A's in the world....
An overview of the AT&T and Cingular merger and its potential future outcomes for both companies
Essay - 6 pages - Business strategy
Mergers between organizations often take place when it is financially or strategically advantageous for one or both organizations. While the ideal merger occurs when both organizations see the value of combining, even when the situation is ideal the end result can have a detrimental...
Pestel Analysis - Stellantis
Case study - 4 pages - Automotive marketing
The Stellantis group was founded on January 16, 2021. The multinational company that has existed for several months and manufacturer of automobiles was born from a merger between two groups including the PSA group and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Two years earlier, in 2019, the announcement...
SWOT Analysis - Stellantis
Case study - 4 pages - Automotive marketing
Founded on January 16, 2021, Stellantis is a multinational corporation engaged in the automotive industry. The group was born from a merger between two big names, the PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. As of October 30, 2019, the announcement of the merger between the two...
SWOT Analysis - Kraft Foods
Case study - 5 pages - Distribution marketing
"The spirit of a start-up, the soul of a powerhouse": created in 1980 under the name of Kraft Foods Global, the company was initially based in Delaware in the United States before relocating to Virginia, with it should be remembered a change of name in 2012, to become Kraft Foods Group Inc. 1989:...
Strategic study of the Renault-Nissan alliance
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
In 1999, the chairmen of Renault and Nissan, L. Schweitzer and Y. Hanawa, signed an agreement to link their two companies. Renault purchased 36% of the capital of the Japanese company and 100% of its financial subsidiaries in Europe. This alliance has experienced strong growth, which has enabled...
EADS and Intercultural Management
Case study - 7 pages - Management
Since the 1980s, the number of Merger & Acquisition operations has surged on the European and international markets. During the year 2000, the value of the international Merger & Acquisition (M&A) ventures was greater than $1000 billion and more than half were carried out by...
Alcatel-Lucent fusion: the birth of a giant on the market of telecommunications
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
The merger of Alcatel, a French group of telephony (mainly fixed), and Lucent, an American mobile phone group, happened in 2006. After the first abortive attempt to merge in 2001, the merger was actually be accomplished 5 years later. -2001: First attempt at forming a merger...
SWOT Analysis - British Airways (2010)
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
British Airways (BA) has recently announced a merger with Iberia the results for both firms are due in May 2011. This case study will look at industrial relations within BA and how they will affect the recent merger and what is necessary to align both firms' resources whilst causing...
The absorption of Lucent by Alcatel (2006)
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
Introduction For a Master CCA especially for the current tax-merger, we must prepare a detailed report that reflects a tax, accounting and legal perspectives on merger or on absorption. We chose to examine the case of Lucent and Alcatel. Alcatel acquired Lucent at the end of 2006....
Organizational culture of the new Air France - KLM group
Case study - 36 pages - Management
The terms "intercultural", "globalization", "internationalization" are increasingly gaining relevance in the current business scenario. Today, with the internationalization of firms in the context of the formation of the European market and the globalization of economies, it is interesting to...
What skills does it take to "manage" cross-cultural M&A?
Essay - 13 pages - Business strategy
Comment réussir des fusions-acquisitions "cross-culturelles"? Mergers and acquisitions continue apace in spite of an alarming failure rate and evidence that they rarely manage to benefit shareholders. Most completed takeovers damage one party: the company making the acquisition. Many...
Change in management at Air France
Case study - 29 pages - Management
Driving organizational change in a company revolve around six themes. In this document we will take into account the external and internal sources of change, the steps through which it passes, the context, and the forces involved, to finally determine the type of change and explain the phases of...
Strategic analysis Sanofi-Aventis
Case study - 23 pages - Business strategy
On 1st January 2005, the merger of the French pharmaceutical groups Sanofi-Synthelabo and Aventis, gave birth to Sanofi-Aventis, Europe's leading company in the sector in terms of turnover, and the third largest group worldwide. The company now relies on an international research...
Chemical Bank: Implementing the Balanced Scorecard
Thesis - 13 pages - Management
In 1993, Chemical Bank and Hanover Corporation concluded a merging process. The new larger banking company was better-positioned to compete with other major players in the market. Michael Hegarty, the head of the Retail Bank Division of Chemical Banking Corporation, wanted to transform the bank...
Pirelli vs Continental
Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy
Around 1990, due to a substantial number of tyre manufacturers on the market, Pirelli SpA though of taking over the German tyres company named Continental AG. And after a long merger attempt which lasted more than two years, it finally ended with the sale of the Continental shares, owned...
Porsche and Volkswagen: The Union of David and Goliath
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
On the one hand, we have Porsche, the champion race car, the big-engined sports specialist available at exclusive rates. On the other hand, we have the Volkswagen Convertible, which is "popular" in the literal sense; the Beetle was the inaugural model, which is still essentially ‘a car for...
The Danone group: An overview
Case study - 25 pages - Management
Entrusted with the task of studying in the strategy and organization of a large French company in detail, we chose the Danone Group as our subject. Groupe Danone is one of the finest French companies, and we are all witness to its strong presence on French territory as well as worldwide, since...
Case of Franco-Swedish cultural confrontation
Case study - 5 pages - Management
In this document we will look at a cultural conflict that arose between the two parties of a French and Swedish merger. This case was presented by Philippe d'Iribarne who is a French author and works at the LISE which is a research center that studies the interdisciplinary laboratory...
The Effects of M&A on SMEs Lending
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
Most of the mergers and acquisitions that we have had are an outcome of various economic factors that proved favorable such as escalating in the GDP, fiscal policies, macroeconomic setting and higher interest rates (Wang, 2007). The factors do not only affect the M & A process but also...
