Mergers and Acquisition

Submit via Turnitin Direct on or before December 9th.
Paper #3: Mergers and Acquisitions:
Requirements:
Cover Page, 4-6 content pages, and Reference page(s).
Each page should be Numbered.
Font = 12 font. Double-spaced. 1″ inch margins on all sides.
Use section headers. Grammar and spelling matter. Your Opinion Matters.
One or two small Exhibits.
SWOT
3-5 Financial Ratios.

Pick one of the Mergers or Acquisitions listed below and answer the questions in your paper.

America Online and Time Warner
Dow Chemical and DuPont
Anheuser-Busch and SABMiller
Heinz and Kraft Foods
Exxon and Mobil
Comcast and Time Warner Cable
Oracle and Sun Microsystems
CVS and Aetna
Dell and EMC

Be sure to answer every question within your paper.

Explain the deal. Merger or Acquisition
Structure of the deal. How was it financed? What was the cost?
What was the purpose and goals of the deal?
Whom do you believe benefited the most?
What do you believe are the significant downfalls/damages caused by the deal, if any?
Is the deal successful today? Do you feel it will remain successful?
What can they do to sustain and grow?
Could they be acquired by a third party? If yes, a potential taker? If not, why?
Should they consider merging with others? If yes, with whom should they merge? If not, why not?
If they could do it again or not do it at all, what would your advice be and why?