Mergers and Acquisitions Mergers and Acquisitions: - Assuming rationality from all players, mergers and acquisitions deals originate out of specific strategic corporate requirements. In reality, the advisors (both legal & financial) and middlemen also play a significant role in the original activity. Acquirers / targets may focus on competitors for a potential acquisition/sell off. Buying competitor implies horizontal integration. There are lot of risks (financial as well as operational) involved
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Introduction: Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIA) is the first appreciable company of Pakistan in Airline industry; it was founded in 1946 as Orient Airways, PIA became a state corporation on March 11, 1955. After this, Orient's planes were repainted in PIA's green livery. It has its main hubs at Jinnah International Airport, Islamabad International Airport, Allama Iqbal International Airport. It focused cities are Peshawar international Airport and Manchester Airport. The parent
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history and when it began, its establishment as the first low fare airline in Australia. This report will also examine about Virgin Blue’s business model their advantages, in the market as a low fare airline and their financial circumstances that the airline industries have faced during their operation. In Australia first low fare airline, the report will analyze how they are keeping their position in the competitive market airline and what are their plans for expansion. Virgin Blue’s marketing strategy
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Tony Fernandes, founder and CEO of Asia's first low-budget carrier Air Asia, talks with Andrew Stevens. Tony Fernandes, founder and CEO of Air Asia BLOCK A A: Tony Fernandes, welcome to Talk Asia. T: Thanks for having me. A: We talk about you, a lot of people talk about you and describe you as the Richard Branson of Asia. Do you like that comparison? T: Well, I mean Richard Branson has done a lot of great things, so it's a bad comparison, but we're very, very different people, from a business
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entrepreneurs, Singapore’s SGX is a hub for Asian traders and harbours immense potential for growth and opportunities for long term portfolio gains. Singapore has a thriving local economy despite being approximately 50 years old and is home to undisputedly the most important stock exchanges in South East Asia. Background Information Singapore was ceded by the British to The Federated States of Malaya and eventually became independent in the mid-20th century. A small island with scarce resources
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Quality Management Local vs. Global Company Quality There is no absolute definition of quality. The quality in relation to the products may be defined as fit for the purpose. The more it fit for the purpose more quality product it is. We may also define quality as consistently producing what the customer wants while reducing errors before and after delivery to the customer before and after delivery to the customer. The quality is when customer’s expectation are met or exceeded. Quality is ever
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Qantas, known as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, is the flag carrier airline of Australia. Its main hub is based in Sydney Airport, also known as Kingsford-Smith Airport. In the last decade, Qantas had faced many strategic challenges such as increasing competitions in both domestic and international markets, industrial disputes and the struggle to maintain profits during the global economic crisis. This essay would highlight the biography of Qantas's current status and evaluate
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globalization, international business transactions are busy than before century. The transactions method in goods are not only limited to the traditional. Especially the e-commerce are bring out the brand new transaction method to buyer and seller. They don’t need the entity shop for transaction. They can through the e-commerce platform such as e-bay or Tao Bao to do the business. Due to e-commerce rise up, the need of logistic business are increase. As an important part of logistics industry, the express
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Malaysian-based low-cost airline founded in 1933. Air Asia is Asia’s largest low-fare, no-frills airline and a pioneer of low-cost travel in Asia. Air Asia won the Skytrax World’s best low-cost airline award in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011. It has the world’s lowest operating costs at 0.035 US dollars per seat-kilometer in 2010. It is also the first airline in the region to implement fully ticketless air travel and unassigned seats. The group currently operates scheduled domestic and international flights to 80
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Introduction Jetstar Airlines was established by Australian company named Qantas in 2003 as a low-cost domestic carrier. Jetstar carried its first domestic passengers in 2004, and commenced its international services to New Zealand in 2005. The flight of Jetstar’s airline enter into the Asian region such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and Vietnam. The Jetstar value based carriers providing all day every day low fares across Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific region. This essay will discuss
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