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ASSIGNMENT
DRIVE SUMMER 2015
PROGRAM MBADS – (SEM 3/SEM 5) / MBAN2 / MBAFLEX – (SEM 3) /
PGDFMN – (SEM 1)
SUBJECT CODE & NAME MF0011 - MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
SEMESTER 3
BK ID B1732
CREDITS 4
MARKS 60
Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be
approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.
Q.1 Give the meaning of advantages and disadvantages of mergers and acquisitions. Explain the
types of Mergers and Acquisitions.
Ans : Advantages of merger and acquisition :
1. A merger does not require cash.
2. A merger may be accomplished tax-free for both parties.
3. A merger lets the target (in effect, the seller) realize the appreciation potential of the merged
entity, instead of being limited to sales proceeds.
4. A merger allows the shareholders of smaller entities to own a smaller piece of a larger pie,
increasing their overall net worth.
5. A merger of a privately held company into a publicly held company allows the target company
shareholders to receive a public company's stock,
Q.2 Write a note on the five-stage model of mergers and acquisitions.
Ans : The five stages of merger and acquisition process under 5-S model can be divided as below:
Stage 1: Corporate strategy development:
Corporate strategyisconcernedwiththe waysof optimizingthe portfolios of businesses that a firm
currently owns and with how this portfolio can be changed to serve the interests of the
corporation’sstake holders.Mergerand acquisition can serve the objectives of both corporate and
businessstrategiesdespitetheirbeingthe onlyone of several instruments. Effectiveness of merger
and acquisitioninachievingtheseobjectives dependsonthe conceptual andempirical validityof the

2. modelsuponwhichthe corporate strategyisbased.Givenanappropriate corporate strategy model,
mergers and acquisition is likely to fail to deliver sustainable competitive advantage.
Stage 2: Organizing for acquisitions:
One of the major reasons for the observed failure of many acquisitions may be that firms lack the
organizational resources and capabilities for making
Q.3 What do you understand by creating synergy? Give the prerequisites for the creation of
synergy. Describe the important forces contributing to mergers and acquisitions. 5 5
Ans : Creating synergy :
Synergy is a buzzword that managers and HR pros like to bandy around; sometimes they get it and
sometimes they really don’t have a clue. In short, synergy happens in the workplace when two or
more people workingtogetherproduce abetteroutcome thanif theydid it alone. It is not a touchy-
feelyconcept, but instead is a practical approach to getting results – and it’s not all that difficult to
create. Mergers and acquisitions are made with the goal of improving the company's financial
performance forthe shareholders.Two businesses can merge to form one company that is capable
of producing more revenue than either could have been able to independently.
Prerequisites for the creation of synergy :
Q.4 Demerger results in the transfer by a company of one or more of its undertakings to another
company. Give the meaning of demerger. What are the characteristics of demerger? Explain the
structure of demerger with an example.
Ans : Introduction of demerger :
A demerger is a form of corporate restructuring in which the entity's business operations are
segregated into one or more components. It is the converse of a merger or acquisition.
A demergercantake place througha spin-off bydistributedortransferringthe sharesinasubsidiary
holding the business to company shareholders carrying out the demerger. The demerger can also
occur by transferring the relevant business to a new company or business to which then that
company'sshareholdersare issuedsharesof. Demergerscanbe undertakenforvariousbusinessand
non-business reasons, such as government
Q.5 Explain Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP). Write down the rules of ESOP and types of
ESOP.
Ans : Introduction of ESOP :
An employee stockownershipplan(ESOP) isanemployee-ownerschemethat provides a company's
workforce with an ownership interest in the company. In an ESOP, companies provide their

3. employeeswithstockownership,oftenatnoup-frontcostto the employees.ESOPshares,however,
are part of employees' compensation for work performed. Shares are allocated to employees and
may be heldinan ESOPtrust until the employeeretiresor leaves the company. The shares are then
sold.
Key rules of ESOP :
1. An ESOP is a kind of employee benefit plan, similar in some ways to a profit-sharing plan. In an
ESOP, a company sets up a trust fund, into which it
Q.6 Explain the factors in Post-merger Integration. Write down the five rules of Integration
Process.
Ans : Factors in Post-merger Integration :
There are many factors which require attention of the management and tend to widen its role in
post-merger integration. A list of such factors is give below in brief:
1. Legal obligation:
Fulfilmentof legal obligationbecomesessential inpost-mergerintegration.Suchobligationsdepend
uponthe size of the company,debtstructure andcontrollingregulations,distribution channels, and
dealernet-work,suppliers’relationsetc.Inall orsome of these caseslegal documentationwould be
involved.
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