Management and Organizational Studies 1023A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Tender Offer, Takeover, Warren Buffett

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 1023A/B
• Professor: Barry Hawn

Document Summary

Acquisition: the purchase of one firm by another. Merger: the combination of two or more firms into a new legal entity in which one entity keeps their identity while the others lose their identities. Amalgamation: a blending together of two or more entities where both lose their identities and a new separate entity is born. Both (all) sets of shareholders must approve the transaction. Combining the related activities of separate businesses into a single operation to lower costs (do not need to duplicate efforts) Exploiting common use of a well-known brand name. Lulu lemon may buy and sell whatever company they just bought and brand it as their own. Vertical integration extends a firm"s competitive scope within same industry. Can aim at either full or partial integration. Favors capitalizing on a portfolio of businesses that are capable of delivering excellent financial performance.