Advised Finteech Case

This initial lesson introduces the concept of acquisition planning and the decisions that take place during the strategy-making process. Most questions elicit a thorough explanation of the rationale for the response you provide. It is important to recognize that different responses to the same question may be appropriate depending on the

4. Conduct a feasibility analysis on the company, being sure to consider its market potential, industry attractiveness, and

• Analysis of the target company—is the company a strategic fit as far as size, geographic location, business mix, operational capacity, financial strength and availability for takeover.

The skills provided are to identify and select the corporate strategies and individual projects that add value to their firm and also to forecast the funding requirements of

What is the implied average collection period for the end of March? For the end of June?

- Most important grades you’ll ever get. Your credit score sets the interest rate on any money that your borrow.

Below, I provided you with a list of CEO responses and also a list of non-CEO responses to this question.

During my tenure at Capital One, I have been consistently appreciated for my 3 key strengths: leadership, problem-solving and ability to navigate & influence the broader organization. Through the years, I have shown steady professional growth pushing myself to learn new skills and take on broader responsibilities. Earlier this year, I was promoted to a Sr. Manager role with the scope to manage DA support for all of Partnerships Vertical M&A organization. In my limited span as Sr. Manager, I have taken initiative to set strategic direction for my team with a focus towards innovation.

The wall clock time approached 2AM, as General Fink's sleep-deprived three staff members were finishing the touches on his report. They knew that their four-star General would be reviewing it at zero-seven hundred.

The first step in acquisition planning is market research. Market research collects and analyzes information about the capabilities within the

1. Create or describe a strategy for your firm, as operationalized by Collis and Rukstad. Be sure to be comprehensive and specific when separately describing your

how to finance a major acquisition. This question had led to contentious debate at the last board

This finance simulation is based on the simulation for the merger & acquisition deal to value the M&A activity that occurs in 2003 between Blackstone and Celanese. This case study is meant to provide the deal details from the point of view of the Blackstone.

In November 2003, Maria Ober, a vice president of Deutsche Bank Securities, received a client request for financing the acquisition of a large hospital-supply distributor. The client needed to present the seller with an offering price and an indication of financial commitment within two weeks. The contemplated transaction entailed a highly-leveraged acquisition of the target. The tasks for the student are to value the target firm and projected synergies, assess the credit worthiness of the target (i.e., its ability to bear the high debt), and critically evaluate the general design of the transaction.

Newspaper Owner 1 is a “diversified media company that generates most of its revenues through newspapers sold around the country and around the world” (pg. 122). Competition for subscribers and advertising revenues