Identify a recent acquisition and clip the article from the source/or provide

the link of the source in the HW document.

Write a brief paragraph (or bullet points) stating the facts:

Who acquires whom & % acquisition; deal amount; mode of

financing (debt, equity, stocks, cash)

What did the management of both firms say on the deal (pre and

post-acquisition)

Was the deal a hostile bid; were there any competing bids

Optional

Support the fact with stock market price graph of the

two firms (3-5 months prior to the deal announcement) stock

prices are available on many finance websites (Yahoo Finance,

CNBC, Bloomberg etc.)

Write a brief paragraph (or bullet points) on the judgment of the

acquisition deal

Was this a good acquisition for the acquirer? Why? (synergy,

resource complementarity, related / unrelated business)

Support views using the reasons for acquisition

see any problems in the acquisition (support your view

with the factors hindering acquisition success)?

resource complementarity, related / unrelated business)

Support views using the reasons for acquisition

see any problems in the acquisition (support your view

with the factors hindering acquisition success)?