Select a Business Combination & Reason for Business Combination

Research an international business combination that has occurred in the past five years that has exceeded the total value of $5 billion dollars. Analyze the type of combination took place:

• Statutory Merger
• Statutory Consolidation
• Stock Acquisition

Depending on the year it took place, explain the treatment of Goodwill at that time. You may find the institution library and the EDGAR database that is available on the SEC's website valuable in your research. At this time you should locate the annual report for your company and download for future use. Annual reports are generally found on the company's website under a heading such as: Investor Relations, Investor Info, etc.

You will use this business combination throughout the rest of the course, so select accordingly.

Prepare a brief paper that reports your findings of the material listed above. This is the first part of this assignment.

For the next part, using the business combination that you selected in your project assignment, identify each business combination as one of the following:

• Vertical integration (value chain enhancement)
• Horizontal integration (acquiring a competitor or market share expansion)
• Investment (simply diversification acquiring an undervalued company)

Prepare a report that analyzes why you think the parent chose to complete the business combination. Support your conclusion with scholarly research.