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PAM100 - MSc and Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Accountancy Global Issues for the Finance Professional.

Project

Section 1

This part is weighted at 80% of marks available for this project assignment, contributing a maximum of 40% of the total marks available for this module.

There is one requirement in this section. Your response to the requirement should be between 4,000 and 4,800 words. Penalties apply for exceeding the word count. No formal penalties apply for using fewer than 4,000 words but in so doing you may be penalizing yourself as it is likely to be challenging to respond to the requirement in less than 4,000 words.

State an accurate word count at the end of this Part. Failure to do so will result in 5 marks being deducted from your score.

Context and Requirement Context

This assignment draws upon topics covered in Theme 5 of the programme.

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) involve the redistribution of scare resources (capital, labour and enterprise) so it is important that any M&A is properly researched and evaluated. In the current financial / business environment M&A activity is high and appears to be experiencing another wave of activity. Within that activity both conglomerate and cross-border (international) mergers are common. Managers who are responsible for acquisitions will outline numerous reasons as to why a particular M&A activity should occur. Where such activity is not welcomed by a target company, managers of the target company seek to refute the reasons put forward as justification for the M&A proposal.

Required
Identify and critically assess whether the current wave of activity in M&As is similar to those cycles which have occurred in the past. In addition, discuss the operational, strategic and financial factors that need to be considered in order for the M&A to be considered successful. Within your critique include relevant examples to illustrate the points you consider and make.
In responding to this requirement, you should certainly refer to relevant MPAcc materials as appropriate. You are encouraged to also draw upon other materials, as appropriate, from journal articles and/or business reports and/or news reports.

Section 2
There is one requirement in this section. Your response to the requirement must be between 1,200 and 2,000 words. Penalties apply for exceeding the word count. No formal penalties apply for using fewer than 2,000 words but in so doing you may be penalizing yourself as it is likely to be challenging to respond to the requirement in less than 2,000 words.

Required
Look back over your studies, of the six themes, in this GIFP module. Identify two ideas from within the six themes, which you feel are relevant to work practice, be that previous work, and/or current work, and/or work you aspire to. Justify the ideas identified for inclusion in your list of two. It may be appropriate to identify ideas which are perhaps very new to you and/or ideas which although you were already familiar with, your studies have thrown new light on them, prompting new insights.