CAFFREY and BROGAN

that is the tittle of assignment

REQUIREMENT:

Part (A)

Prepare a report to the Board of Directors of CAFFREY that:

(i) Identifies the reasons why CAFFREY should acquire BROGAN and discusses

how the various stakeholders of BROGAN might react to the takeover

30 Marks

(ii) Identifies the potential problems that CAFFREY may face in running

BROGAN. 20 Marks

(iii) Estimatesand discussesthe percentage gain on a CAFFREY Share and on a

“BROGAN” share under each payment option. 20 Marks

Report Format 5 Marks

Part (B)

(v) CAFFREY itself has been subject to a takeover bid from HARTE, a listed

company which is also in the retail sector and has a market capitalisation of

€480 million.

Evaluate the general post-bid defence tactics and comment on their suitability

for CAFFREY to try and prevent the takeover from HARTE.

15 Marks

Professional presentation of appropriate academic work correctly referenced

using the Harvard Referencing System 10 Marks

Total 100 Marks