Miro Zecevic

Merger and Acquisition Roadmap   During a merger or acquisition, there are 4 key steps that must happen to ensure a smooth transition internally, in the media and in the boardrooms of your customers. STEP 1: PRE-ANNOUNCEMENT Develop key messages to be used internally and externally in branding, communications, PR, advertising and social media. STEP 2: DAY-1 TACTICAL EXECUTION PLAN Announce the transaction and be prepared with collateral to address the media, clients, customers and employees. STEP 3: THE FIRST 100 DAYS Open communication to customers and employees is critical. Step 1 is critical in preparing both companies to operate smoothly during this transition. STEP 4: DAY 101–1 YEAR POST ACQUISITION The newly joined companies now function as a fully integrated team. Any lingering divisions between the two sides can result in a failed merger or acquisition.  

Cross Border M&A What is Cross Border M&A? They are basically those transactions wherein the target company and the acquirer company are of different home countries. This deal is such in which the assets and processes of the companies in different countries are combined to form a new legitimate entity. Driving forces for Cross Border M&A’s -Globalization of financial markets -Market pressures and falling demand due to international competition -Seek new market opportunities since the technology is fast evolving -Geographical diversification which would result in exploring the assets in other countries -Increase companies efficiency in producing the goods and services -Fulfillment of the objective to grow profitably -Technology share and innovation which reduces costs Effects of Cross Border M&A Capital build up Cross border merger and acquisitions contribute in capital accumulation on a long term basis. In order to expand their businesses it not o

All you wanted to know about Corporate Finance What is Corporate Finance? ·         Business involves decisions which have financial consequences and any decision that involves the use of money is said to be a corporate finance decision. ·         Corporate finance is one of the most important part of the finance domain as whether the organization is big or small they raise and deploy capital in order to survive and grow. ·         There are various roles that corporate finance plays, which are very interesting and challenging, one of the main roles is that of being a Finance adviser. ·         This can comprise helping to manage investments or even suggesting a mergers and acquisitions strategy. Corporate Finance Principles ·         Investment Principle: This principle revolves around the simple concept that businesses have resources which need to be allocated in the most efficient way. ·         Financing Principle: The job here for the corpora

 Go Public - Initial Public Offering   An initial public offering, or IPO, is the first sale of stock by a company to the public. A company can raise money by issuing either debt or equity. If the company has never issued equity to the public, it's known as an IPO. Companies fall into two broad categories: private and public. Privately held companies have fewer shareholders, usually owner, their family and friends and sometimes venture capitalist and angel investors. The public is not able to invest in private companies. Private companies have benefits of not having to disclose much information about the company.  It usually isn't possible to buy shares in a private company. Public companies offered some part of their business to the public and trade on stock exchange so initial public offering is often called "going public". On the other side public companies can have thousands of shareholders and are subjected to rules and regulations. Public companies in U