{"id":97867,"date":"2022-06-04T11:02:51","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T11:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/papersspot.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/04\/trends-in-mas-trends-in-mas-trends-in-mas-agenda-strategy-assignment\/"},"modified":"2022-06-04T11:02:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T11:02:51","slug":"trends-in-mas-trends-in-mas-trends-in-mas-agenda-strategy-assignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/papersspot.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/04\/trends-in-mas-trends-in-mas-trends-in-mas-agenda-strategy-assignment\/","title":{"rendered":"Trends in M&amp;As Trends in M&amp;As Trends in M&amp;As Agenda Strategy assignment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trends in M&amp;As<\/p>\n<p> Trends in M&amp;As<\/p>\n<p> Trends in M&amp;As<\/p>\n<p> Agenda<\/p>\n<p> Strategy assignment<\/p>\n<p> Trends<\/p>\n<p> Performance<\/p>\n<p> Motives<\/p>\n<p> Firm and environment characteristics <\/p>\n<p> Integration<\/p>\n<p> Strategy report<\/p>\n<p> Write a strategy report based on your analysis of either one of these companies: Air New Zealand, Fletcher Building, Fonterra, Spark, or The Warehouse Group. The analysis feeding into this report should effectively apply appropriate analysis tools.<\/p>\n<p> 2000 words max length<\/p>\n<p> The report should include:<\/p>\n<p> Executive summary<\/p>\n<p> Introduction<\/p>\n<p> Short summary of the challenge (assignment 1)<\/p>\n<p> Analysis and recommendation of a strategy to address the challenge<\/p>\n<p> Conclusion<\/p>\n<p> Appendix<\/p>\n<p> Today\u2019s learning objectives<\/p>\n<p> Understand trends in M&amp;A activity<\/p>\n<p> Learn about reasons for M&amp;A activity<\/p>\n<p> Understand problems with M&amp;A activity <\/p>\n<p> Learn about restructuring activities<\/p>\n<p> Number of Transactions<\/p>\n<p> Number of TransactionsMergers &amp; Acquisitions Worldwide<\/p>\n<p> Cross-border Mergers &amp; Acquisitions<\/p>\n<p> 0<\/p>\n<p> 500<\/p>\n<p> 1,000<\/p>\n<p> 1,500<\/p>\n<p> 2,000<\/p>\n<p> 2,500<\/p>\n<p> 0<\/p>\n<p> 4,000<\/p>\n<p> 8,000<\/p>\n<p> 12,000<\/p>\n<p> 16,000<\/p>\n<p> 20,000<\/p>\n<p> 1985<\/p>\n<p> 1986<\/p>\n<p> 1987<\/p>\n<p> 1988<\/p>\n<p> 1989<\/p>\n<p> 1990<\/p>\n<p> 1991<\/p>\n<p> 1992<\/p>\n<p> 1993<\/p>\n<p> 1994<\/p>\n<p> 1995<\/p>\n<p> 1996<\/p>\n<p> 1997<\/p>\n<p> 1998<\/p>\n<p> 1999<\/p>\n<p> 2000<\/p>\n<p> 2001<\/p>\n<p> 2002<\/p>\n<p> 2003<\/p>\n<p> 2004<\/p>\n<p> 2005<\/p>\n<p> 2006<\/p>\n<p> 2007<\/p>\n<p> 2008<\/p>\n<p> 2009<\/p>\n<p> 2010<\/p>\n<p> 2011<\/p>\n<p> 2012<\/p>\n<p> 2013<\/p>\n<p> 2014<\/p>\n<p> 2015<\/p>\n<p> 2016<\/p>\n<p> 2017<\/p>\n<p> 2018<\/p>\n<p> 2019<\/p>\n<p> 2020<\/p>\n<p> Value of Transactions (in bil. USD)<\/p>\n<p> Number of Transactions<\/p>\n<p> 0<\/p>\n<p> 500<\/p>\n<p> 1,000<\/p>\n<p> 1,500<\/p>\n<p> 2,000<\/p>\n<p> 2,500<\/p>\n<p> 0<\/p>\n<p> 4,000<\/p>\n<p> 8,000<\/p>\n<p> 12,000<\/p>\n<p> 16,000<\/p>\n<p> 20,000<\/p>\n<p> 1985<\/p>\n<p> 1986<\/p>\n<p> 1987<\/p>\n<p> 1988<\/p>\n<p> 1989<\/p>\n<p> 1990<\/p>\n<p> 1991<\/p>\n<p> 1992<\/p>\n<p> 1993<\/p>\n<p> 1994<\/p>\n<p> 1995<\/p>\n<p> 1996<\/p>\n<p> 1997<\/p>\n<p> 1998<\/p>\n<p> 1999<\/p>\n<p> 2000<\/p>\n<p> 2001<\/p>\n<p> 2002<\/p>\n<p> 2003<\/p>\n<p> 2004<\/p>\n<p> 2005<\/p>\n<p> 2006<\/p>\n<p> 2007<\/p>\n<p> 2008<\/p>\n<p> 2009<\/p>\n<p> 2010<\/p>\n<p> 2011<\/p>\n<p> 2012<\/p>\n<p> 2013<\/p>\n<p> 2014<\/p>\n<p> 2015<\/p>\n<p> 2016<\/p>\n<p> 2017<\/p>\n<p> 2018<\/p>\n<p> 2019<\/p>\n<p> 2020<\/p>\n<p> Value of Transactions (in bil. USD)<\/p>\n<p> Number of Transactions<\/p>\n<p> 5000<\/p>\n<p> 10000<\/p>\n<p> 15000<\/p>\n<p> 20000<\/p>\n<p> 25000<\/p>\n<p> 30000<\/p>\n<p> 35000<\/p>\n<p> 40000<\/p>\n<p> 45000<\/p>\n<p> 50000<\/p>\n<p> Professional Services<\/p>\n<p> Building\/Construction &amp; Engineering<\/p>\n<p> Transportation &amp; Infrastructure<\/p>\n<p> IT Consulting &amp; Services<\/p>\n<p> Internet Software &amp; Services<\/p>\n<p> Other Consumer Products<\/p>\n<p> Automobiles &amp; Components<\/p>\n<p> Food &amp; Beverage Retailing<\/p>\n<p> Number and Value of M&amp;A by Target Industry (1985<\/p>\n<p> &#8211;<\/p>\n<p> 2016)<\/p>\n<p> Number<\/p>\n<p> Value<\/p>\n<p> 5000<\/p>\n<p> 10000<\/p>\n<p> 15000<\/p>\n<p> 20000<\/p>\n<p> 25000<\/p>\n<p> 30000<\/p>\n<p> 35000<\/p>\n<p> 40000<\/p>\n<p> 45000<\/p>\n<p> 50000<\/p>\n<p> Professional Services<\/p>\n<p> Building\/Construction &amp; Engineering<\/p>\n<p> Transportation &amp; Infrastructure<\/p>\n<p> IT Consulting &amp; Services<\/p>\n<p> Internet Software &amp; Services<\/p>\n<p> Other Consumer Products<\/p>\n<p> Automobiles &amp; Components<\/p>\n<p> Food &amp; Beverage Retailing<\/p>\n<p> Number and Value of M&amp;A by Target Industry (1985<\/p>\n<p> &#8211;<\/p>\n<p> 2016)<\/p>\n<p> Number<\/p>\n<p> ValueMetals &amp; Minin<\/p>\n<p> \u201dA review of 167 empirical academic articles showed that on average firms do not benefit from acquisitions, but there are conditions and situations in which firms do benefit\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Haleblian, Devers, McNamara, <\/p>\n<p> Carpenter and Davison JOM 2009<\/p>\n<p> \u201dCompanies spend more than $ 2 trillion on acquisitions every year. Yet study after study put the failure rate of M&amp;A somewhere between 70% and 90%.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Christensen, Alton, Rising and Waldeck <\/p>\n<p> HBR 2011<\/p>\n<p> Mergers and acquisitions<\/p>\n<p> Merger<\/p>\n<p> Combination of two (equal) firms<\/p>\n<p> Seldom exist in practice<\/p>\n<p> Acquisition<\/p>\n<p> One firm buys a controlling stake in another firm<\/p>\n<p> Types<\/p>\n<p> Horizontal<\/p>\n<p> Related<\/p>\n<p> Vertical<\/p>\n<p> Unrelated<\/p>\n<p> Cross-border (international)<\/p>\n<p> The acquisition process<\/p>\n<p> \u2022 Deal characteristics only explain a small fraction of variance in M&amp;A outcomes (King et al., 2004)<\/p>\n<p> Motivation<\/p>\n<p> Negotiation<\/p>\n<p> Deal<\/p>\n<p> Integration<\/p>\n<p> Outcome<\/p>\n<p> Focus today<\/p>\n<p> Due diligence<\/p>\n<p> Motivation<\/p>\n<p> Negotiation<\/p>\n<p> Deal<\/p>\n<p> Integration<\/p>\n<p> Outcome<\/p>\n<p> Focus today<\/p>\n<p> Due diligence<\/p>\n<p> Value creation in acquisitions<\/p>\n<p> Discussion<\/p>\n<p> DiscussionWhat is value creation in acquisitions?<\/p>\n<p> How should you determine if a potential acquisition should be pursued (pre-acquisition)? <\/p>\n<p> How do you know if your acquisition was successful (post-acquisition)?<\/p>\n<p> Value creation in acquisitions<\/p>\n<p> Market base measures of performance<\/p>\n<p> Cumulative abnormal returns around announcement date<\/p>\n<p> Most studies find no or a negative effect<\/p>\n<p> Accounting base measures of performance<\/p>\n<p> Ratios (e.g. ROA, ROS, etc.), cash flow, growth (e.g. sales, profit)<\/p>\n<p> Considerations: Temporal horizon, level of analysis (acquirer, target, both)<\/p>\n<p> Most studies find no or negative effects for ratios and growth measures but some positive effects for cash flow.<\/p>\n<p> Acquisition motives and value creation<\/p>\n<p> Value creating motives:<\/p>\n<p> Market power (+)<\/p>\n<p> Efficiency (+)<\/p>\n<p> Resource (re)combination (+)<\/p>\n<p> Synergy (+)<\/p>\n<p> \u2018Turnaround\u2019 (+)<\/p>\n<p> Financial (e.g. tax) (+)<\/p>\n<p> Value neutral motives<\/p>\n<p> Speed<\/p>\n<p> Market entry<\/p>\n<p> Scope adjustment<\/p>\n<p> \u00be Strategic &amp; organisational fit<\/p>\n<p> M&amp;As gone wrong<\/p>\n<p> Main motive<\/p>\n<p> Synergies in distribution, product design and R&amp;D<\/p>\n<p> The promise was never realised<\/p>\n<p> In 2001 the market value of DaimlerChrysler dropped to 44 billion<\/p>\n<p> In 2007 Chrysler was sold (remaining stake in 2009) with a direct financial loss of 37 billion. <\/p>\n<p> Firm and environment characteristics<\/p>\n<p> Experience<\/p>\n<p> Performance<\/p>\n<p> Size<\/p>\n<p> Uncertainty<\/p>\n<p> Regulation<\/p>\n<p> Imitation\/Waves<\/p>\n<p> \u2022 Managers <\/p>\n<p> Due diligence<\/p>\n<p> Strategic fit<\/p>\n<p> Capitalization &amp; ownership<\/p>\n<p> Financial matters<\/p>\n<p> Material contracts<\/p>\n<p> Physical assets &amp; real estate<\/p>\n<p> Intellectual property &amp; other intangible assets<\/p>\n<p> Customers, marketing &amp; sales<\/p>\n<p> Product liabilities and warranties<\/p>\n<p> Matters related to production &amp; R&amp;D (incl. suppliers)<\/p>\n<p> Employee-related matters<\/p>\n<p> Management-related matters<\/p>\n<p> IT-related matters<\/p>\n<p> Litigation<\/p>\n<p> Tax matters<\/p>\n<p> Antitrust &amp; regulatory issues<\/p>\n<p> Environmental issues<\/p>\n<p> Insurance<\/p>\n<p> Compliance with filings<\/p>\n<p> Integration<\/p>\n<p> Multiple sub-processes<\/p>\n<p> strategic integration of activities and resources <\/p>\n<p> social and cultural aspects <\/p>\n<p> Dynamic in nature, and characterized by complexity, ambiguity, and contradictions <\/p>\n<p> Source: P. Haspeslagh and D. Jemison, Managing Acquisitions, Free Press, 1991.<\/p>\n<p> Integration<\/p>\n<p> Coordination and alignment vs domination and control<\/p>\n<p> Reconfiguration and renewal<\/p>\n<p> Culture (national and organizational)<\/p>\n<p> Identity<\/p>\n<p> Justice<\/p>\n<p> Trust<\/p>\n<p> Restructuring<\/p>\n<p> Changes to the set of businesses or structure within businesses<\/p>\n<p> Types<\/p>\n<p> Downsizing (internal changes)<\/p>\n<p> Downscoping (selling of businesses)<\/p>\n<p> Leverage buyouts (selling of businesses to a \u2018private\u2019 party)<\/p>\n<p> Performance<\/p>\n<p> Generally positive impact for parent firm (both for accounting and market based returns)<\/p>\n<p> BUT:<\/p>\n<p> Variance between types<\/p>\n<p> Strategic intent<\/p>\n<p> Relatedness (no effect)<\/p>\n<p> Resource value<\/p>\n<p> Low vs high performance divestitures<\/p>\n<p> Next week<\/p>\n<p> Cooperative strategy<\/p>\n<p> Required reading: Chapter 9<\/p>\n<p> Required reading: The rules of co-opetition<\/p>\n<p> Required reading: CASE 4: Pfizer<\/p>\n<p> Don\u2019t forget your preparation (poste one comment). <\/p>\n<p> 2<\/p>\n<p> 2<\/p>\n<p> 2<\/p>\n<p> 2<\/p>\n<p> 2<\/p>\n<p> 2<\/p>\n<p> 2<\/p>\n<p> 2<\/p>\n<p> 2<\/p>\n<p> 2<\/p>\n<p> 2<\/p>\n<p> 2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trends in M&amp;As Trends in M&amp;As Trends in M&amp;As Agenda Strategy assignment Trends Performance Motives Firm and environment characteristics Integration Strategy report Write a strategy report based on your analysis of either one of these companies: Air New Zealand, Fletcher Building, Fonterra, Spark, or The Warehouse Group. 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