You are a special consultant for ACME Electronics, a United States manufacturer of high-end consumer electronics. Upon consultation with the executive team, the CEO has determined that an international acquisition of a major electronics manufacturer is necessary for continued success of ACME Electronics. Your budget is unlimited. However, it is imperative to find an electronics manufacturer that will be a viable partner for ACME.
In addition to the work you have already completed in Weeks 1 through 5, you will assemble and add the following sections.
Executive Summary
In the Executive Summary section, you will provide a succinct description of the key factors you considered when determining your recommendation. The summary is intended to showcase the key decision-making elements of primary interest to the senior executives and management team.
Introduction, Background, and Scope
In this section, you will
- Identify the major components of the challenge including internal factors such as domestic or foreign financing and any external factors (such as local customs) that may impact the organization.
- Identify the risks of acquiring a foreign subsidiary.
- Construct techniques to mitigate the risk that comes from international exposure.
- Provide an analysis of the strategic opportunities for international operations and how the acquisition will meet the goals of the organization.
Sections
In the body of the paper, you will build the following sections. Please be sure to identify each section with the associated heading:
- Purpose of the International Acquisition Plan (Refer to the Week 1 Assignment)
- An economic assessment of the country where the acquisition target is located (Refer to the Week 1 Assignment)
- Financing plan (Refer to the Week 4 Assignment)
- Valuation strategy (Refer to the Week 5 Assignment)
- Foreign exchange rate prediction (Refer to the Week 2 Assignment)
These sections will build on the work you completed in the previous weeks of this course. You must incorporate the instructor feedback you received in all prior weeks and the peer feedback you received in Weeks 2, 4, and 5 in your final version of the plan.
Conclusions, Recommendations, Summary
For the final section of your project, you will provide your recommendation based on the conclusions you reached.
In this section, you will
- Generate conclusions based on the research you have done and the information in your plan.
- Make financial recommendations for the organization to consider in their quest to become to a global conglomerate.
- Recommend multinational business valuation techniques for the long-term success of the acquisition target.
- Develop a strategy for integrating and restructuring the target company.
- Justify your recommendations for the acquisition.
- Summarize your plan and findings.
This section will build on the work you completed in the previous assignments. You must incorporate the instructor feedback you received in all prior weeks and the peer feedback you received in Weeks 2, 4, and 5 in your final version of the plan.
The International Acquisition Plan
- Must be at least 15 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style.
- Must use at least 10 scholarly and/or credible professional sources in addition to the course text.
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