Merger and takeovers videos

From moneyweek - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U76MGI7nppo&feature=related

Brief overview - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwQ2nZMECsg&feature=related

What makes a good merger - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INUfKoVyVuA&feature=relmfu

10 best and worst mergers of all time

http://www.cnbc.com/id/34467713/Top_10_Best_and_Worst_Mergers_of_All_Time?slide=5

Mergers/takeovers - Business link

Interesting article from Business Link - http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?itemId=1074409643&r.i=1074409624&r.l1=1074404796&r.l2=1079050369&r.l3=1074407579&r.s=m&r.t=RESOURCES&type=RESOURCES

Mergers in Action - All Systems Go for United?

A fabulous example of some of the challenges and potential problems that arise when a merger of two substantial, similar businesses is finally completed…


This short news clip highlights the nature of the change facing management and employees working to merge United Airlines and Continental Airlines as the final stage of the merger - a transfer of booking systems - took place.

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/mergers-in-action-all-systems-go-for-united#extended

Mergers - problems first, synergies later


Among these was an excellent feature on the merger in the USA between Continental and United Airlines.


http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/mergers-problems-first-synergies-later

Glenstrata - Glencore proposes merger with Xstrata

Yesterday morning’s business news has been dominated by the proposed merger of Glencore and Xstrata. Glencore’s 34% holding of Xstrata shares had made a third party approach for Xstrata very difficult if not impossible.
Xstrata bought coal mines from Glencore in 2001, and after going public in 2002, it grew by a series of acquisitions, including the purchase of the Canadian nickel producer Falconbridge in 2006. Although Xstrata had a market capitalisation of c. $50bn, Glencore’s market capitalisation was $45bn.

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/glenstrata

ResearchBuster: Acquisitions

Our ResearchBuster blog posts are designed to help students identify and integrate examples of business strategy for their synoptic essays and exams. This ResearchBuster look at some of the most significant examples of takeovers / acquisitions in recent years…

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/researchbuster-acquisitions#extended

Takeovers and Mergers - the Language of M&A

Students researching takeovers and mergers will come across some terminology which might not be familiar to them. Here are some key terms which are worth understanding and using when writing about M&A:

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/takeovers-and-mergers-the-language-of-ma

Kraft and Cadburys

The Kraft Foods hostile bid for Cadbury received extensive coverage in the media and many of the issues and well covered in this series of short news clips which help tell the story of the deal. Plenty in here for students, including issues around takeover pricing, strategic rationale, the impact of the deal on shareholders and other stakeholders.

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/takeover-insights-kraft-cadbury-the-story-in-video-clips

This is a simply wonderful video that was produced by the bid defence team at Cadbury to record the process of Kraft’s hostile bid for Cadbury between August 2009 and January 2010. Although ultimately their efforts were unsuccessful, it shows just how much effort is put into mounting a bid defence. Some great clips and interviews too with the people involved at the end. Highly recommended.

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/takeover-insights-kraft-cadbury-behind-the-scenes-of-the-bid-defence

This 10 minute interview in Autumn 2010 by Bloomberg with Kraft Foods CEO Irene Rosenfeld provides some useful perspectives on the strategic rationale behind the Kraft takeover of Cadbury. Obviously presented with a US business audience in mind, but still hugely useful for A2 business students (particularly AQA BUSS4) none the less…

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/kraft-cadbury-justifying-the-deal

Would a GM and Peugeot merger make sense?

Talks of a strategic alliance between PSA Peugeot Citroen and General Motors (GM) fit neatly with two key trends that are emerging in the global motor industry.

The first trend is the changing nature of carmakers' relentless search for economies of scale.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17120631