21E00029 - Managing Mergers and Acquisitions, 16.04.2019-23.05.2019
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Assignment 1: Case description, motivations, challenges + reflection on provided articles
Completion requirements
Due: Thursday, 18 April 2019, 9:00 AM
The assignment consists of two parts:
1. Reflection on given articles (1 page, Font 12, Line spacing 1.0)
Note: Write reflection paper 1 about two articles:
1) Bodner & Capron (2018)
2) Bower (2001) OR Christensen et al. (2011)
- Summarize the key points of the articles (0,5 points)
- Discuss how key points of these articles complement or contradict to each other (0,5 points)
- Discuss whether the points confirm or refute your practical knowledge or intuition (1 point)
2. Analysis of individually chosen case (1 page, Font 12, Line Spacing 1.0)
- Choose a case of a merger or acquisition (hypothetical or real one).
- Describe the case and reason why you chose it.
- Why do you think the firms should / could engage in an M/A (key motivation(s))
- What is the intended value in the analyzed M&A (i.e. sources of synergies) and what are the potential challenges in value creation
(3 points)
Pre-readings: see Materials / Pre-readings / Lecture 2