Publication Date

1-1-1993

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

First Advisor

Dowen, Richard J.

Degree Name

B.S. (Bachelor of Science)

Legacy Department

Department of Finance

Abstract

People are dependent upon corporations as employees, shareholders, and as a community. Yet, as dependent as we are upon corporations, few of us know anything about an important part of everyday business, corporate takeovers. The purpose of this paper is to give the reader a basic knowledge of takeovers. It is important for everyone affected by business activities to understand how and why takeovers happen. The scope of this paper covers why takeovers are initiated, financial characteristics of a takeover target, and how takeovers are financed. My analysis is limited by the reader's level of financial understanding. This paper is designed to guide a reader with a limited grasp of financial concepts through the basics of corporate takeovers. The reader is then taken through an analysis of four real companies to determine which would be the best takeover target. Research has been done using secondary sources for the bulk of the paper including magazine articles, newspaper articles, books, and annual reports.

Extent

41 pages

Language

eng

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

Rights Statement

In Copyright

Rights Statement 2

NIU theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from Huskie Commons for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without the written permission of the authors.

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