The Guardian on Takeovers and Mergers

Rising to the top of the milk [22 May 2012]
BUSS4 Emerging Markets : Starbucks’ challenges in China [21 May 2012]
6 Essential M&A Cases: Tata Group buys Jaguar Land Rover [21 May 2012]
AQA BUSS4 - ‘with reference to *** plc and your own research ....’ [13 May 2012]
BUSS4 - Keep Calm and Carry On… [13 May 2012]
Takeovers and Mergers - A Casino Gamble? [12 May 2012]
Takeovers and Mergers - Vue on the Growth Trail! [12 May 2012]
Takeovers and Mergers - the failed takeover behind Clinton Cards’ Collapse [9 May 2012]
‘Hooks’ in BUSS4 Essays [5 May 2012]
AQA BUSS2 & BUSS4 Revision Workshops in Spring 2013 [4 May 2012]
AQA BUSS4 Section A Research Online Clinic - Tuesday 1 May 2012 [1 May 2012]
BUSS4 - Three Ways to Evaluate Emerging Markets [28 Apr 2012]
Paul Polman (Unilever CEO) on cultural change, leadership, Asia and Corporate Social Responsibility [27 Apr 2012]
Vodafone takes over Cable and Wireless Worldwide [23 Apr 2012]
6 Essential M&A Cases: BA & Iberia Merge to Form IAG [23 Apr 2012]
BUSS4: 6 Essential M&A Cases [22 Apr 2012]
BUSS4: The Seven Point Scale for Perfect Paragraphs [22 Apr 2012]
Easy ride for Audi? [19 Apr 2012]
Irene Rosenfeld on Leadership, Transformation, and THAT takeover [18 Apr 2012]
Takeovers and Mergers - Cost Synergies in Action at BMI [17 Apr 2012]
Takeovers and Mergers: Facebook & Instagram in News Clips [14 Apr 2012]
ResearchBuster: Acquisitions [8 Apr 2012]
Revision Presentation - Mission, Aims, Objectives and Stakeholders [7 Apr 2012]
BUSS4 M&A - the Benefits of Foreign Takeovers of UK Firms [7 Apr 2012]
Essay writing: turn evidence into analysis [4 Apr 2012]
IAG bid for BMI receives approval [3 Apr 2012]
The Ultimate BUSS4 Takeovers and Mergers Crossword 2012 [26 Mar 2012]
The Main Motives Behind Takeovers and Mergers [26 Mar 2012]
“Strategy is Choice” - Takeovers are Just One Option [25 Mar 2012]
Starbucks acquisition provides the base for entry into the juice bar market [25 Mar 2012]
BUSS2 and BUSS4 Comes to the Olympics! [25 Mar 2012]
Women & Leadership [22 Mar 2012]
BUSS4 2012 - Keeping in Touch using the #BUSS4 Hashtag [19 Mar 2012]
Game Over? [13 Mar 2012]
Tata & Jaguar Land Rover - Culture and Strategy [11 Mar 2012]
Takeover and merger integration: lessons from the experts (GE Capital) [9 Mar 2012]
Mergers in Action - All Systems Go for United? [5 Mar 2012]
Takeover troubles - Has the Co=operative got Indigestion with the Somerfield Integration? [5 Mar 2012]
Takeovers and Mergers - tutor2u Mini Briefs [4 Mar 2012]
Takeovers and Mergers - the BUSS4 Card Game [4 Mar 2012]
Takeovers - the Indian Experience [4 Mar 2012]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS4) Research Theme 2012 [3 Mar 2012]
Mergers - problems first, synergies later [2 Mar 2012]
Google’s takeover of Motorola Mobility is given regulatory seal of approval [22 Feb 2012]
Takeover insights: Kraft & Cadbury - The Story in Video Clips [22 Feb 2012]
Takeover insights: Kraft & Cadbury - Behind the Scenes of the Bid Defence [22 Feb 2012]
Tata and the rise of Jaguar Land Rover [22 Feb 2012]
Takeover insights: Kraft & Cadbury - Justifying the Deal [22 Feb 2012]
Takeovers and Mergers - the Language of M&A [16 Feb 2012]
AQA BUSS4 CPD Briefing Days in 2012 [16 Feb 2012]
M&A - It’s time to merge breakfast cereals with some crisps… [15 Feb 2012]
The Strategic Challenges Facing International Airlines Group - Interview with Willie Walsh [14 Feb 2012]
For sale - three sixth form colleges [13 Feb 2012]
M&A: 8 ways to make a success of a takeover [12 Feb 2012]
Q&A: What are synergies in takeovers and mergers? [12 Feb 2012]
Insights on takeovers and mergers from KPMG’s 2011 global survey [12 Feb 2012]
BUSS4 Research Theme - Merger and Takeover Egg Heads [10 Feb 2012]
Takeovers - the search for cost synergies [7 Feb 2012]
The story of a failed takeover - Fred Goodwin, RBS & ABN-Amro [6 Feb 2012]
Takeovers in the UK - the long-term trend [5 Feb 2012]
Cadbury’s Law - Should UK Firms be Protected from Takeover? [2 Feb 2012]
AQA BUSS4 - Research Toolkit for June 2012 & Jan 2013 [2 Feb 2012]
Mastering the art of merger integration [1 Feb 2012]
BUSS4 Revision Workshops 2012 - Programme Outline [1 Feb 2012]
BUSS4 research - some initial ideas [31 Jan 2012]
BUSS4 2012 - Mergers and Takeovers on the Business Studies Blog [31 Jan 2012]
Post-Easter 2012 Revision Workshops for AQA AS & A2 Business Studies [16 Jan 2012]
AQA BUSS2 & BUSS4 Revision Workshops Spring 2012 [11 Nov 2011]
Consolidation on the cards as IAG claims deal to acquire BMI [6 Nov 2011]
CSR - 40 Years of Upsetting Big Business [15 Sep 2011]
Olaf takes the knife to management hierarchy [5 Sep 2011]
High growth, fast-track firms that end on the scrapheap [2 Aug 2011]
The costs of redundancy [5 Jul 2011]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS4) - Exam Topic Tracker [16 Jun 2011]
Profit, not external growth, should be the sensible strategy? [22 May 2011]
AQA BUSS4 CSR Briefing - Review Copies Available [9 May 2011]
Horizontal integration in action - Virgin grabs Esporta [26 Apr 2011]
Life in the chocolate factory - automation, productivity, motivation and culture [24 Apr 2011]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS4) - Specification Resource Map [22 Apr 2011]
CSR - A responsible company from day one? [21 Apr 2011]
Strategy and bargaining power - food for thought [22 Mar 2011]
Leadership Resource - Every Little Helps [16 Mar 2011]
Change management - Kraft and Cadbury One Year On (FT) [14 Mar 2011]
BUSS4 - Research Theme for 2011 - CSR [26 Feb 2011]
BUSS4 Section A Research Briefing Days - 2011 Research Task [22 Feb 2011]
External growth - Diageo on the acquisition trail [21 Feb 2011]
BUSS4 2011 - Introducing the tutor2u Twelve [20 Feb 2011]
BUSS4 Research - “Beyond e.g.” [18 Feb 2011]
Takeovers: What happens next? [16 Feb 2011]
CSR - Avoiding the child labour hotspots [15 Feb 2011]
Cadbury and Kraft One Year On - Culture and Change [12 Feb 2011]
Emerging Markets Video - The perfect plenary [29 Jan 2011]
Globalisation Video - The perfect plenary [26 Jan 2011]
Q&A - Why do acquisitions often fail to deliver acceptable returns? [28 Dec 2010]
Q&A - What is meant by “synergy” in the context of a business acquisition [28 Dec 2010]
Q&A - Why are acquisitions so popular as a method of business expansion? [21 Dec 2010]
Q&A - Explain what is meant by acquisitions or takeovers [21 Dec 2010]
Nestle completes takeover of Jenny Craig’s - great synergies??? [15 Dec 2010]
Kraft’s CEO on why it bought Cadbury’s [22 Oct 2010]
AQA BUSS4 Student Research - How Was it for You in Summer 2010? [29 Sep 2010]