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ACQUISITIONS MERGERS
Meaning
An acquisition is a cycle wherein one organisation A merger is a cycle wherein more than
assumes or takes over the responsibility for another one organisation’s approach functions
organisation. as one.
Issuance of Shares
No new shares are issued in case of acquisitions. New shares are issued in case of
mergers.
The choice of acquisitions is probably not shared, or of A merged business entity is settled
mutual consent in nature; in the event that the acquiring upon by common assent and mutual
organisation assumes control over one more venture consent of the involved organisations.
without the acquired company’s assent, it is named an Rather it is a planned and friendly one.
unfriendly takeover or hostile takeover.
Company’s Name
The obtained or acquired organisation, for the most part, The merged business entity works
works under the name of the parent organisation. under another name or a new name.
Sometimes, nonetheless, the previous company can hold
its original name, assuming the parent organisation
permits it.
Stature, by Comparison
The acquiring organisation is independently stronger in The merged companies are of similar
terms of financial capability than the acquired business. stature, operations, size, and scale of
business.
The acquired company has no say in terms of power or There is harmony when it comes to
authority by the acquiring company. merged companies.
Examples
Tata Motors acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover Merging of Glaxo Wellcome and
SmithKline Beecham to
GlaxoSmithKline
1. Cost Approach-The cost (or asset-based) approach derives value from the combined
fair market value (FMV) of the business’s net assets. This technique usually produces a
“control level” value, meaning the value to an owner with the power to sell or liquidate
the company’s assets. For that reason, a discount for lack of control (DLOC) may be
appropriate when using the cost approach to value a minority interest. This approach is
particularly useful when valuing holding companies, asset-intensive companies and
distressed entities that aren’t worth more than their net tangible value.
2. Market Approach-Under the market approach, the level of value that’s derived
depends on whether the subject company’s economic variables have been adjusted for
discretionary items (such as expenses paid to related parties). If the expert makes
discretionary adjustments available to only controlling shareholders, it may preclude
the application of a control premium. If not, the preliminary value may contain an
implicit DLOC.
3.Income Approach-When reliable market data is hard to find, the business valuation
expert may turn to the income approach. This approach converts future expected
economic benefits — generally, cash flow — into a present value. Because this approach
bases value on the business’s ability to generate future economic benefits, it’s generally
best suited for established, profitable businesses.
Nature of business.
Economic policies of the Government.
Demand and supply of shares. Rate of dividend paid.
Yield of other related shares in the Stock Exchange, etc.
Net worth of the company.
Earning capacity.
Quoted price of the shares in the stock market.
Profits made over a number of years.
Dividend paid on the shares over a number of years.
Prospects of growth, enhanced earning per share, etc.
types
Amalgamation in the nature of merger: In this type of amalgamation, not only is
the pooling of assets and liabilities is done but also of the shareholders’ interests
and the businesses of these companies. In other words, all assets and liabilities of
the transferor company become that of the transfer company. In this case, the
business of the transfer or company is intended to be carried on after the
amalgamation. There are no adjustments intended to be made to the book values.
The other conditions that need to be fulfilled include that the shareholders of the
vendor company holding atleast 90% face value of equity shares become the
shareholders’ of the vendee company.
Amalgamation in the nature of purchase: This method is considered when the
conditions for the amalgamation in the nature of merger are not satisfied. Through
this method, one company is acquired by another, and thereby the shareholders’ of
the company which is acquired normally do not continue to have proportionate
share in the equity of the combined company or the business of the company which
is acquired is generally not intended to be continued. If the purchase consideration
exceeds the net assets value then the excess amount is recorded as the goodwill,
while if it is less than the net assets value it is recorded as the capital reserves.