Your M&A case study report should include your answers to the following questions. Your answer to each question should be based on any publicly available information including websites, newspapers, magazines, market reports, and so on.
– Describe the acquirer company and the target company with brief introductions on both companies
– How much is the total value of the deal for your case?
– Is your case a friendly or hostile merger/acquisition? and why?
– What is the payment method for your case?
– Is it cash, stock (with the exchange ratio), or mix?
– Which type of merger/acquisition is your case?
– Is it a vertical, horizontal, or conglomerate merger? and why?
– What motives of merger/acquisition for your case?
– Is it creating value, cross-border mergers, dubious motivations? and why?
– Which industry life cycle stage for the acquirer in your case?
– Is it pioneering development, rapid growth, mature growth, stabilization, or deceleration of growth?
