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Mergers And Acquistions

Merger and Acquisitions
Companies merge and acquire other companies for various strategic reasons with various degrees of success. The success of a merger is measured by whether the value of the acquiring firm is enhanced by it. The practical aspects of mergers often prevent the forecasted benefits from being fully realized and the expected synergy may fall short of expectations. This paper discusses three examples of recent mergers, the forces that drive companies to buy or merge with others, and the financial outcomes of each case.
In May, 1998, Daimler-Benz and Chrysler Corporation, two of the world's leading car manufacturers, agreed to combine their businesses in what they claimed to be a "merger of equals." The merger resulted in a large automobile company, ranked third in the world in terms of revenues, market capitalization and earnings, and fifth in the number of units (passenger-cars and commercial vehicles combined) sold (Gaughan, 2004). The strategy going into that......


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