A worksheet with answers on mergers, conglomerates, and multinational companies.

1. Name Cody Mims Period 4
Merger/Conglomerate/Multinational Worksheet
Directions: Use your iPad to answer the following questions. You may work with a
single partner, but both individuals must turn in a worksheet.
1) List one merger that has happened in the last six months. Was it horizontal or
vertical? Why do you think the companies merged?
Johnson Controls and Tyco, vertical, make all parts of cars
2) Identify one conglomerate and list all the subsidiary companies. Put an * next to a
company/product that is in the greater New Braunfels Area.
GE
Amersham Health Norge AS
Bently Nevada, Inc.
Cardinal Cogen, Inc.
Caribe GE International of Puerto Rico, Inc.
Datex-Ohmeda, Inc.
Dresser, Inc.
Druck Inc.
GE Aviation Service Operation LLP
3) Are any of the companies multinational? Identify which companies are
multinational and where they operate. Are any of the company’s products available
in the greater New Braunfels area?
GE
US
Norway
Puerto Rico
Singapore
UK
France
Ireland