Academics and practitioners have identified several major reasons that drive firms' merger, acquisition, and breakup decisions.   

Answer choices for 1st part: diversification, managers' personal incentives, breakup value, or tax considerations

Answer choices for 2nd part: diversification, synergy, breakup value, or managers' personal incentives

Answer choices for 3rd part: diversification, managers' personal incentives, breakup value, or tax considerations

Answer choices for 4th part: managers' personal incentives, breakup value, synergy, or tax considerations.

Academics and practitioners have identified several major reasons that drive firms' merger, acquisition, and breakup decisions. Correctly identify the term or motive for the merger and acquisition with its description. Description Term or Motive for Merger An acquirer buys a firm, liquidates it, and turns a handsome profit because the value of the firm's individual parts (if sold off separately) is greater than its current market value. A firm acquires a foreign subsidiary in an effort to stabilize earnings. During the 1980s, Hallmark acquired Binney & Smith (manufacturers of Crayola Crayons and Magic Markers) and Univision (a Spanish-language TV network) to expand its line of products in different segments and protect against the seasonal nature of its core greeting card business. In January 2006, Adidas-Salomon AG, often referred to as Adidas, acquired US Reebok International Ltd., which helped them capitalize on Reebok's specialty products and become a dominant player in the women's apparel market. This gave Adidas increased market power and cost efficiencies to compete with Nike.