Problem Based Learning

Takeover Mania? - References for Investigation

Biz/ed has provided the following references for investigation to help you research the problem. These are suggestions only and are not the only sources you may wish to use; indeed, you are not obliged to use any of them!

Biz/ed resources:

• Biz/ed In the News - type in 'takeovers' into the search facility (http://www.bized.co.uk/dataserv/chron/)
• Mind your Business articles on takeovers:
  • Takeovers and Copyright (http://www.bized.co.uk/current/mind/2006_7/301006.htm)
  • Takeovers and Business Growth (http://www.bized.co.uk/current/mind/2003_4/010304.htm)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions: In whose interest? (http://www.bized.co.uk/current/mind/2006_7/041206.htm)
• Mergers, Takeovers and Product Differentiation - Activity (http://www.bized.co.uk/educators/16-19/business/marketing/lesson/mergers.htm)
• Mergers and Takeovers - PowerPoint presentation (http://www.bized.co.uk/educators/16-19/business/marketing/presentation/mergers.ppt)

Web sites

• The Competition Commission (http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/)
• EU Competition authorities (http://europa.eu/pol/comp/index_en.htm)
• BBC News articles on the Barclays and Alliance Boots cases:
  • Barclays agrees £45bn Dutch deal
  • Barclays 'about to bid' for ABN
  • Bidding war breaks out for Boots
• Boots bidding war begins - BBC Video on Alliance Boots takeover(http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_6570000/newsid_6575200?redirect=6575225.stm&news=1&nbwm=1&bbram=1&bbwm=1&nbram=1)
• The Takeover Panel - based in the City of London (http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/new/)
• This takeover free-for-all just isn't delivering the goods - article from the Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1742651,00.html)
• Guide to private equity (http://www.bvca.co.uk/publications/guide/intro.html)
• The British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) (http://www.bvca.co.uk/)
• Alliance Boots site (http://www.allianceboots.com/)
• Barclays Investor Relations site (http://www.investorrelations.barclays.co.uk/BRC1/jsp/brccontrol?site=inv&&task=channelFWgroup&&value=51&&target=)
• ABN Amro site (http://www.abnamro.com/com/homepage.jsp)
• RBS shuns ABN meeting after LaSalle sale - from The Times Online (http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article1691412.ece?CMP=KNC-LBN&HBX_PK=abn+amro&HBX_OU=50)
• Barclays and ABN Amro in £80bn talks - from The Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/03/18/cnbarc18.xml)
• Venture Capitalists Accused Of Planning To Asset Strip AA - Trade Union view on asset stripping (http://www.gmb.org.uk/Templates/PressItems.asp?NodeID=93386)
• Investopaedia definition of asset stripping ( http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/assetstripping.asp)

Textbooks:

• Marcouse I et al. (2003) Business Studies (2nd Ed) London Hodder & Stoughton. (Unit 80)
• Sloman, J. (2003) Essentials of Economics (3rd rev ed) London, FT Prentice Hall
• Jones, R. Raffo, C, Hall, D. (2004) Business Studies (3rd rev ed) Causeway Press.
• Anderton, A.G. (2006) Economics (4th rev ed). Causeway Press.