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This 4 page paper considers the level of merger and acquisition activity and the factors that should be considered if a merger or acquisition is to be successful. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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evidence suggests that the goal of adding value for shareholders does t take place in the majority of post merger or acquisition companies. The activity has been dropping, 2002
saw a decrease of global activity by 26% (Mattich, 2002). However 2003 appears to still show a high level of merger and acquisition activity taking place. During the
first three months of 2003 there were 20,010 deals, compared to 19,993 over the same period in 2002, the value was lower, with $866,781 million in 2003 and $900,746 in
2002 (Investment Dealers Digest, 2003) Therefore, in terms of value the activity is falling, but in terms of number of deals it is increasing. Only just over a quarter of
these deals were in the US, but more than a third of the value was located in this region (Investment Dealers Digest, 2003) To seek success there is the need
to advice to ensure success with this level of investment involved, the need to look at the pre deal companies. This means that an overall strategy needs to be formulated,
and potential targets are identified inline with this strategy and the obtaining of the strategic goals. Mergers have become so common that
there is a trend to look to this as a strategic tool in its own right, which is erroneous, as it is not a tool, and can only ever be
a smaller part of a larger strategy. It can also be seen as a defensive strategy, to avoid being taken over themselves and can be used to introduce a poison
pill to any possible hostile take-over, as well as becoming a more dominant market participant and therefore less vulnerable (Pilloff, 1996). It is only after the identification that planning and
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