1. Instructions for the report:This case analysis will give you the opportunity to review the main topics of Mergers and Takeovers (acquisitions). The main objective of this assignment is to analyze how combining or acquiring a company impacts the business organizations involved, and the U.S and global market. The foundation of your arguments must be based on the theories you learned this semester, and your in-depth analysis of how these theories apply to the real world is the most valuable aspect of this assignment. You should focus on answering the question. Refrain from discussing historical or political issues unless they are directly related to mergers and takeovers.Content:Your report must include:a) 1 page – A profile of the companies involved. This is a summary of the businesses and their activities, a line or two about their history, milestones, growth/decline based on sales revenue, net profit margins, gross margins, yearly sales growth rate, income source, working capital, and more (key performance indicators – KIPs).b) 5 pages – An analysis of how combining or acquiring a company impacts the business organizations involved, and the U.S and global market. Evaluate what legal challenges the companies faced before, during, and after the merger or acquisition, and how they were addresses. Lastly, analyze if the merger or acquisition was successful.c) 1 page – Reference pageTotal pages: 7. Do not include a cover/title page.d) List of cases: Pick only one case, and using the library resources and other external sources listed in the next page, research: 1) Salesforce and Tableau | 2) Kraft and Heinz | 3) Amazon and Whole Foods | 4) Uber and Didi | 5) Disney, Pixar, and Marvel | 6) AT&T and Time Warner | 7) Google and Android | 8) First Interstate and Great Western Bancorp Inc.Formatting guidelines:You must cite the book and at least 10 external sources and including all provided in the syllabus using APA style formatting. Every other sentence of your paper should have an APA in-text citation. Use Times New Roman 12, double-spaced.Do not cite Wikipedia or Investopedia! Other reliable sources are national newspapers, official government websites, business magazines such as Inc.com, fastcompany.com, Harvard Business Review hbr.org, and The Economist. To be successful, make sure you address all the issues described above.
