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This document provides instructions and guidelines for a major assignment on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for a course called FIN703Sem. Students must analyze two case studies of M&A activity by examining the type of merger/acquisition, reasons for it, required conditions, and impacts on stakeholders. They must present their comparative analysis and findings in a written report following a specified format, which will be worth 25% of the course grade. The report should include an abstract, introduction, literature review, methodology, data presentation and analysis, findings, conclusion, and references. Students have until October 22nd to complete and submit the assignment individually or in pairs through the course management system.

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Major Assignment 2021 - FINAL

This document provides instructions and guidelines for a major assignment on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for a course called FIN703Sem. Students must analyze two case studies of M&A activity by examining the type of merger/acquisition, reasons for it, required conditions, and impacts on stakeholders. They must present their comparative analysis and findings in a written report following a specified format, which will be worth 25% of the course grade. The report should include an abstract, introduction, literature review, methodology, data presentation and analysis, findings, conclusion, and references. Students have until October 22nd to complete and submit the assignment individually or in pairs through the course management system.

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College of Business, Hospitality and Tourism Studies

School of Economics & Finance


Department of Banking and Finance

FIN703Sem – Mergers and Acquisition


Major Assignment Details, Specifications & Rubric
Semester 2 - 2021
Total Weighting: 25%
Instructions
 Students can do this assignment in PAIRS or individually.
 Assignment is due on 22nd October, 2021. Softcopy of the assignment must be
uploaded on the TURNITIN Drop Box on Moodle.
 Only one assignment needs to be submitted by the group i.e. only 1
member of the group is to upload it on the Turnitin Drop Box on Moodle.
 Only original work is to be submitted. Copied assignments will get a zero.
 Plagiarism is a serious form of cheating and plagiarized assignments will be
penalized. Turnitin similarity index should not exceed 20%
 All assignments should be typed and with proper referencing. Any resources
(textbooks, journal articles etc.) used must be acknowledged using Proper
Referencing. Academic Honesty. Use APA style in referencing. Type your answers on
a MS Word document with Times New Roman font and 12 point font size and 1.5
lines spaced.
 Ensure that the assignment is completed with thorough research which should be
evidence based.
 Ensure assignment does not exceed 20 pages and should not include any
unnecessary information. The assignment should have a report format.
 Late assignments will be penalized at a rate of 10% per day.
 The assignment will be marked out of 60 and weighed to 25%. Refer to the
Assignment Rubric on page 3.
 Your assignment needs to be submitted via Moodle through the Assignment Drop-
Box named as “Major Assignment in the ‘My Assessments’ section.

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Assignment Specifications

Use the statement given below to complete the requirements of this assessment.
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) refer to transactions between two companies
combining in some form. Although mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are used
interchangeably, they come with different legal meanings. In a merger, two
companies of similar size combine to form a new single entity. The common
rationale for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is to create synergies in which the
combined company is worth more than the two companies individually. Synergies
can be due to cost reduction or higher revenues.

***Look closely at mergers and acquisition (M&A Activity) at local level or international
level and conduct a research study based on the following guidelines. You are to
select two cases of M&A activity and carry out a comparative analysis to
present your findings in the form of a report.

a) State and explain the type of Merger/Acquisition activity involved.


b) Investigate the reasons for the occurrence of the M&A Activity.
c) List and explain the conditions that were required to be met in order for the M&A
Activity to happen.
d) Critically examine the positive and negative aspects of the merger/acquisition in
consideration to its stakeholders - shareholders, suppliers, competitors, customers
etc. of both the firms involved to the deal.
e) Analyze the pre and post-merger status of these companies.
f) Describe accounting, reporting and disclosures for business combinations in M&A
Activity.

Report Format:
 Abstract
 Introduction
 Literature Review
 Research methodology
 Data presentation and analysis
 Findings
 Conclusion
 Recommendations
 References
 Appendix

Good luck - The End


Melvin N Chand

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FIN703Sem: Mergers and Acquisition
Assessment Criteria

Student Name Student Number


1
2

Full mark Gained mark Comments


Component
Abstract 2

Introduction 2

Literature Review 5

Methodology 2

a 3

5
b

5
c

12
d

9
e

9
f

Conclusion 2

Recommendation 2

2
Referencing

Total 60/25%

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