Based on your assessment of the information you have read, do you think the merger is a good idea or not for the firms involved, the employees, the investors, the industry, and society as a whole? Explain your reasoning.

Arguments about mergers and acquisitions often come down to an evaluation of who benefits and by how much.
Sometimes the benefits include access to new products, talented management, new customers, or new sources of capital.
Often, the debate is complicated by the involvement of firms based in different countries.
The Internet is a fertile environment for information and discussion about mergers. The firms involved will provide their view about who will benefit and why it is either a good thing or not.