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A 5 page paper discussing mergers among companies. Some would say that most mergers fail to deliver the benefits that the merging parties seek at the outset. Others are quite successful, but mergers always carry risk. International mergers are particularly risky in large part because of differences in financial reporting, but cultural differences can be devastating if not managed well. The key for any business seeking to merge with another is that it conducts its due diligence in investigating the other company and ensuring that it matches well in business matters as well as in culture. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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acquisition of Chrysler, Hewlett-Packards acquisition of Compaq and the AOL-Time Warner merger, there are many mergers that have fallen far short of hopes for their success. Some would say
that most mergers fail to deliver the benefits that the merging parties seek at the outset. Others are quite successful, but mergers always carry risk. International mergers are
particularly risky in large part because of differences in financial reporting, but cultural differences can be devastating if not managed well. eBay - PayPal
eBay tried valiantly to effectively compete against PayPal online payment service in the form of Billpoint, which customers loathed and which never achieved any lasting success among those already
familiar with PayPal. Unique in its service, PayPal collects payments from individuals to transfer to other individuals or to businesses, using whatever funding source that the paying customer chooses.
Though nearly all of PayPals transactions are electronic, users also are able to fund accounts by mail. In eBays $1.5 billion acquisition
resulted in maintenance of the separate PayPal brand and no difference in operation apparent to users aside from being far more convenient when using PayPal to pay for eBay auctions.
In 2002, "eBay acquired all of the outstanding shares of PayPal in a tax-free, stock-for-stock transaction using a fixed exchange ratio of 0.39 of an eBay share for each
PayPal share" (eBay Completes PayPal Acquisition, 2002; p. 0454). The final purchase price was expected to "include approximately $17 million for acquisition-related costs" (eBay Completes PayPal Acquisition, 2002; p.
0454). There have been several lawsuits since the merger, and PayPal even has come under scrutiny under the Patriot Act. Overall, however,
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