SYNERGISTIC GAINS IN MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS: CASE STUDY
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The impact of mergers and acquisitions on organizational restructuring processes is particularly clear in the contemporary economy. Mergers and acquisitions can be seen as one of the main ways of generating profits for participating companies, as well as accessing new market opportunities.
The objective of this article is to study of synergistic gains resulting from mergers and acquisitions activities. The selected research method is based on a case study that involves the analysis of two merger processes by incorporation. The first merger process takes place in 2016 between the companies Sonae – Specialized, SGPS, SA and Sonae MC – Modelo Continente, SGPS, SA The second process takes place in 2019 between Modelo Continente, SGPS, SA and Sonae MC, SGPS, SA For this purpose, we opted for the company valuation method using the quantitative discounted cash flow model, where the cash flow is updated by the weighted average cost of capital. However, we also determine economic and financial indicators, in order to better analyze the behavior of entities. Finally, the market value recorded by each company before and after the merger processes was determined.
The results achieved made it possible to identify an extraordinary gain after the mergers, resulting in cost reduction, in particular through process optimization and improved organizational efficiency.
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