On August 10th, 2023, Tapestry (parent brand of Coach and Kate Spade) announced a plan MERGER with Capri (parent brand of Michael Kors, Versace, and Jimmy Choo) for $8.5 Billion. Given the large number of stakeholders to both companies, please reflect and answer the following: 

1) Who stands to benefit from the merger if it were to go through? 

2) Who stands to lose if the merger gets approved?

3) What is your opinion of mergers and should they be better regulated? 

4) Do mergers benefit luxury brands more than struggling affordable brands?

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1 In a typical merger the companies involved seek to benefit from synergies cost savings and increas... View the full answer