Companies for the assignment ACS MAY 2021
(select only one organisation)
1. VF Corporation Acquires Supreme For $2 Billion
Information about the deal and news
• https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/v.f.-corp-vfc-acquires-supreme-brand-enhances-portfolio-2020-12-29
• https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2020/11/timberland-owner-vf-corp-to-buy-supreme-in-1-5bn-deal/
• https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/v-f-corp-vfc-acquires-160404695.html
Corporate site
• https://www.vfc.com/investors
• https://www.vfc.com/news/press-release/1741/vf-corporation-completes-acquisition-of-supreme
2. Nvidia acquires ARM
Information about the deal and news
• https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-to-acquire-arm-for-40-billion-creating-worlds-premier-computing-company-for-the-age-of-ai/
• https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/02/arm-ceo-simon-segars-expects-regulators-to-look-closely-at-nvidia-deal.html
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54142567
• https://www.businessinsider.com/us-china-will-come-to-terms-on-nvidia-arm-deal-2020-10?r=US&IR=T
Corporate information:
• https://investor.nvidia.com/Home/default.aspx
Annual report 2020:
https://s22.q4cdn.com/364334381/files/doc_financials/2020/ar/2020-nvidia-annualreport-content-r25-web-144dpi-combined.pdf
3. Uber to acquire rival Postmates for $2.65 billion
Information about the deal and news
• https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/05/technology/uber-postmates-deal.html
• https://www.ft.com/content/16536618-1d29-4f3c-95c4-f732869e50e2
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/06/uber-postmates-acquisition/
Corporate information
• https://investor.uber.com/news-events/news/press-release-details/2020/Uber-to-Acquire-Postmates/default.aspx
Annual report 2019:
• https://s23.q4cdn.com/407969754/files/doc_financials/2019/ar/Uber-Technologies-Inc-2019-Annual-Report.pdf
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1) Carry out external analysis (business environment and industry) to identify a set of Opportunities and Threats and assess industry attractiveness. (30%)
2) Analyse the resources and key competences of the organisation to identify a set of Strengths and Weaknesses and identify core competences (key factors that may give the company its competitive advantage). (30%)
3) Evaluate the given strategy (as per chosen organisation) using SAFe criteria. (30%)
