Free Standard Confidentiality Agreement Used In Mergers And Acquisition

During the negotiation to sell off certain part of the business,the interested party who is an outsider would have access to some of your confidentiality data. Hence,it’s important to draw up a certain document which is called “ Confidentiality agreement” so as to protect the interest of your company in the event [...]

Tata’s Steep Price for Corus

Further to the earlier article on this takeover by Tata,reported in the BusinessWeek.com (20/7/07) regarding the hefty price that Tata paid.

the price was 608 pence per share,which translates to a total purchase price of $12 billion. which is approximately 9X EBITDA (earning before interest,taxes,depreciation,and amortization)

Some pros and cons [...]

M &A:Tata Steel Bags Corus

Recently reported in Businessweek –Tata Steel bagged Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus Group (CGA) in a $13.7 billion deal,which draws to a close a protracted bidding war with Brazilian rival Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (SID),or CSN.  

Some interesting facts:

This is the first big step that the Indian industry has taken in the international [...]

M&A Way To Grow Bigger And Stronger

SIDC,the training and education arm of the Securities Commission imparted some good information to the public pertaining to M &A ( The Star (29/1/2007)):

definition of mergers  &acquisitions and the process and shareholders’roles in such situations. 

On DEFINITON mergers and acquisitions:-

as M&A is part and parcel of the business world,[...]

Acquisition Strategy –Buying A Stake In The Acquiree’s Company

Recently reported in the Star (12/06),there is a smallish acquisition by public listed company,London Biscuits (confectioner) of acquiring a 20% stake in poultry player Lay Hong  for Rm4.8m or #Rm1.07 per share. This case is worth noting as London Biscuits is not interested in merely signing a long term supply contract with its [...]