| Author | Jitsaman Chatchavalwong |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no. SM-96-48 |
| Subject(s) | Consolidation and merger of corporations--Thailand
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| Note | A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of
Master of Business Administration, School of Management |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The aspects to be studied in this research deal with mergers and acqms1t1ons
(M&A). To be more understandable about the M&A concepts reviewed at the beginning
of this research, a case of M&A is studied and presented later. Since this research
emphasizes on the study of cross-border M&A, the review of both M&A development and
M&A activities in Thailand presented in this research involve cross-border M&A
worldwide. Moreover, the case study is a cross-border M&A deal between a Thai
company and an American company.
The case has ever been Thailand's largest deal in terms of acquisition of a foreign
business since 1989. Unicord Public Co Ltd, Thailand's largest tuna processor, acquired
Bumble Bee Seafoods Inc, a leading canned tuna distributor in the US for the total cost of
US$ 283 million. The case study documents the company profile of Unicord, the
acquisition process, synopsis of the acquisition, financial analysis, and ends with
conclusions and recommendations. This case results in large financial losses to the
consolidated company. The causes and future directions are presented at the end of the
case study.
Based on the case result, important considerations for succeeding in cross-border
M&A are provided as conclusions of the research. Finally, all findings of the whole
research study lead to recommendations of carefully paying attention to the tremendous
economic effects of cross-border M&A whose trend has been highly increasing. |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Management (SOM) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Publication code=SM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Gupta, Jyoti P. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Tang, John C.S. ; Swierczek, Frederick W. |
| Degree | Research Studies Project Report (M.B.A.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1996 |