This document provides information about an assignment for a mergers and acquisitions course. It includes the subject code, semester, credits, and marks. It then provides 6 questions related to mergers and acquisitions concepts along with space for answers. The questions cover topics like the advantages and disadvantages of mergers and acquisitions, the five-stage model of mergers and acquisitions, prerequisites for creating synergy, demergers, employee stock ownership plans, and post-merger integration. Contact information is provided at the end for students to obtain fully solved assignments.

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ASSIGNMENT
DRIVE FALL
PROGRAM
SUBJECT CODE & NAME
SEMESTER
BK ID
CREDITS
MARKS
2013
MBADS – (SEM 3/SEM 5) / MBAN2 / MBAFLEX – (SEM 3) /
PGDFMN – (SEM 1)
MF0011 - MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
3
B1732
4
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 strategy is concerned with the ways of optimizing the portfolios of businesses that a firm
currently owns and with how this portfolio can be changed to serve the interests of the
corporation’s stake holders. Merger and acquisition can serve the objectives of both corporate and
business strategies despite their being the only one of several instruments. Effectiveness of merger
and acquisition in achieving these objectives depends on the conceptual and empirical validity of the

2. models upon which the corporate strategy is based. Given an appropriate 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 working together produce a better outcome than if they did it alone. It is not a touchyfeely concept, 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 for the 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 demerger can take place through a spin-off by distributed or transferring the shares in a subsidiary
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's shareholders are issued shares of. Demergers can be undertaken for various business and
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 stock ownership plan (ESOP) is an employee-owner scheme that provides a company's
workforce with an ownership interest in the company. In an ESOP, companies provide their

3. employees with stock ownership, often at no up-front cost to the employees. ESOP shares, however,
are part of employees' compensation for work performed. Shares are allocated to employees and
may be held in an ESOP trust until the employee retires or 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:
Fulfilment of legal obligation becomes essential in post-merger integration. Such obligations depend
upon the size of the company, debt structure and controlling regulations, distribution channels, and
dealer net-work, suppliers’ relations etc. In all or some of these cases legal documentation would be
involved.
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