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Research the definitive agreement for a domestic merger and/or acquisition that occurred within the last 10 years. Discuss the factors that affected the motivation for the company that seeks to merge or be acquired by addressing the following:
- Analyze strategic alternatives to mergers and acquisitions activity, and explain how the need to compete might drive a company to either acquire or merge with another entity.
- Explain how mergers and acquisitions create synergies between the acquiring and target entities and how this might help in the implementation of strategies for integration and restructuring.
- Explain how mergers and acquisition activity helps in reducing risk for the acquiring and/or target companies.
- Analyze how decreasing the cost of capital impacts the transaction.
- Analyze efficiencies that impact economies of scale.
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