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Strategy - Growth: Introduction to acquisitionsAcquisitions are a source of significant change for businesses – both the business being acquired and the business doing the buying! What is an acquisition? Here is a definition: Where one business acquires a controlling interest in another business As you look through the business media you should come across many examples of acquisitions. Here are some for you to look at: March 2004: Buyer – WM Morrison December 2005: Buyer – ITV plc August 2005: Buyer – Adidas June 2006: Buyer – Ferrovial December 2006: Buyer – First Choice January 2007: Buyer – Tata July 2007: Buyer – BSkyB June 2008: Buyer – Tata March 2009: Buyer – The Co-operative Group February 2010: Buyer –Kraft Foods Inc October 2010: Buyer – New England Sports Ventures October 2010: Buyer – Reckitt Benckiser March 2011: Buyer – Whitbread May 2011: Buyer – Microsoft The type of acquisition made by a firm can be categorised in terms of its direction:
Here are a couple of examples of major acquisitions to help make the distinction above:
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