2. Mergers is the combination of two companies
creation of a new entity.
Assets and liabilities of the merging companies
gets transferred to the merged company
Fusion between two or more firms
E.g. tech Mahindra +sat yam= Mahindra sat
yam
3. Acquisitions is one company taken over by the
other.
One company take over assets or liabilities of
another company
All companies loss their identity except one
company.
A+B+C=(A or B or C)
E.g. Tata steel + Corus
4. Advantage
The most common reason for firms to enter in
m &a is merge their power.
Control the markets.
Decrease risk using innovative technics.
Become competitive firms.
Utilize Tax benefits
5. Disadvantage
Loss of experience workers
Employees of small merging companies
require re-skilling.
Merger & acquisition reduce flexibility.
Return of the share of the company cause
buyouts of the other company less than the
return of the sector.
7. Prepare for change- A merger or acquisition
requires new behaviors and ways of doing
things
Communication - most, of all organizational
issues start with a lack of communication or
miscommunication.
The merging of two cultures-Culture is the way
work gets done around here.
8. processes- Identify which processes you need
in place, when, and where.
Train employees on the new processes
Leaders should lead, not manage.