Types of Business Developments Discussion Board Post.
Review recent issues of business newspapers or periodicals (print or online editions) to find an article or series of articles illustrating one of the following business developments: merger, acquisition, consolidation, hostile takeover, or leveraged buyout.
1) In the opening of your post, please identify which development (merger, acquisition, consolidation, hostile takeover, leveraged buyout) is described in the article. Include a web link and the database name that you used.
2)Explain in your own words what steps or events led to this development.
3)What results do you expect this development to have on (a) the company itself, (b) consumers, (c) the industry the company is part of?
Assignment Directions: Thoroughly respond to the discussion prompt above. Your response should have an explicit thesis or specific point(s) that you are making that is/are clearly articulated (in contrast to a stream of consciousness, personal format), and it should explicitly connect to the readings and media of the module. Many of the prompts are multifaceted: Be sure to address all of the aspects of the prompts. Your initial post should be 300-350 words, using complete sentences and proper syntax, spelling, and grammar.