1.Recently, there has been a number of mergers and acquisitions between businesses. Please

We will do about Microsoft and activision blizzard acquisition.

Please write an essay of approximately 5 pages (double-spaced) describing the merger. Your

essay should also include a list of resources you use, and you should cite all sources in your paper.

(footnotes). Some of the issues you might want to address are:

• What type of merger is proposed (statutory, etc.)

• Will the merger result in a parent-subsidiary relationship or will they combine into one

company?

• What is the status of the merger process?

• Are there any regulatory concerns (FTC, SEC, anti-trust, etc.)?

• Is this a friendly merger or hostile takeover?

• What is the valuation and what are the financial terms of the merger (cash, stock, debt)?

• What will or has happened to the CEOs of the two companies?

• What is the strategic reason for the merger or acquisition?

• Anything else pertinent to the story

2.Based on your research of a recent M&A event, you will create a presentation to teach about the key and interesting aspects of the deal. Please do not feel the need to discuss all the details, but focus on the interesting pieces. Please see the attached file with additional guidelines. Please upload a copy of your presentation slides here.

Based on your research of a recent M&A event, you will create the key and interesting aspects of the deal. Please do not feel the need to discuss all the details but focus on the interesting pieces.

to teach us about the key aspects of the deal. You do not need to present all the details included in the writing portion of this project. Rather, you need to determine the essential components, as well as any interesting aspects you discover and want to share with the rest of us!