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Acquisitions
Which Businesses
Internal to Enter?
Analysis
Corporate Level • Vertical Integration
Strategy • Diversification
Mode of Entry?
• Strategic Alliances
• Mergers &
Acquisitions
Mergers & Acquisitions Defined
Mergers Acquisitions
Mergers Acquisitions
Horizontal » competitors
Related
Product Extension » complementary products
• economies of scale
• economies of scope
• transferring competencies
• sharing infrastructure, etc.
Do Mergers and Acquisitions Create Value?
The Empirical Evidence
Acquiring Target
Firms Firms
Expected Operational
The Deal:
Stock values were: Stock Price Market Cap.
Wells Fargo: $43.69 12/1999 $40.44 $65.7 B
First Security: $15.50 12/2000 $56.69 $95.2 B
.355 shares of WF for each 12/2001 $43.60 $74.0 B
share of FS stock 12/2002 $46.87 $82.0 B
Wells Fargo: down $0.25 to $39.50 12/2003 $58.89 $100.0 B
12/2004 $62.15 $105.0 B
First Security: up $1.19 to $13.38
Why is M&A Activity So Prevalent?
If managers know that acquiring firms do not
capture any value from M&A’s, why do they
continue to merge and acquire?
Managerial
• managers believe they can beat the odds
Hubris
Why is M&A Activity So Prevalent?
If managers know that acquiring firms do not
capture any value from M&A’s, why do they
continue to merge and acquire?
Private Economies
Costly-to-Imitate
Economies
Firm A $12 • if the economy
, 000
between A & C
Firm C is costly to imitate,
,0 00 it doesn’t matter
$ 10
if other firms know
Firm B
• Firm A can still earn
a $2,000 profit
Bidders Target
Competitive Advantage
Unexpected
Economies
Firm A $10
• Firm C has a market
,000 value of $10,000
$12
,000
Firm C • Firm A buys Firm C
,0 00 for $10,000
$10
Firm B • Firm C turns out to be
worth $12,000
Bidders Target
Competitive Advantage
Doing the Deal
Search for
Rare Economies
Avoid Bidding
Wars
Competitive Advantage
Doing the Deal
Seek Information
from Bidders