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This 36 page paper looks at the use of strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions (takeovers). The paper begins by considering the motivation behind these strategies and their implications. The second part of the paper looks at the legal barriers in the EU and the US, focusing on the EU, the last part of the paper presents a case study of a takeover; the acquisition of Safeway by Morrison in the UK. The bibliography cites 28 sources.
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36 pages (~225 words per page)
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UK Competition Commission 25 3.2 The US Federal Trade Commission 26 3.3 Regulating the Mergers and Acquisitions 27 4. A Case Study; The Takeover of Safeway by Morrisons. 36 References 43
1. Introduction The role of a business may be diverse, satisfying a range of stakeholder needs, providing goods and/or services to meet market needs while making
a profit for the shareholders. Whatever the sector the business operates in a priority is usually that of profit making, even if there are different corporate governance apaches that determine
the way this is carried out. This results in a range of different strategies being utilised in order to sustain or increase profit levels. One of the strategies
that have been adopted is that of mergers and acquisitions (take-overs). The frequency and acceptably of mergers and acquisitions is increasing, reflecting the way that commerce is moving, with the
aim of gaining benefits, such as increased market hare, economies of scope and scale or even simply eliminating competition. Along with this the number of strategic alliances is increasing, often
seen as a realistic alternative to mergers or acquisitions. There are a number of complications when following a strategy such as this, the companies need to consider the potential
benefits and the way they may be realised along with the potential disadvantages and costs. There are also legal considerations with laws put in particular to protect consumers and endure
that there is fair competition. The benefits may sometimes be different to realise, but there are many cases where the costs are worthwhile, even if they are larger than expected.
In this paper we will start by considering the motivation behind mergers and acquisition as well as strategic alliances, the paper will then consider the legal issues, and end with
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