FINA4360: Nestlé Follows an Aggressive Expansion Strategy by Conducting Various Acquisitions: Mergers and Acquisitions Assignment, NTU, Singapore

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Nestlé follows an aggressive expansion strategy by conducting various acquisitions and by diversifying its products’ portfolio. So far, Nestlé is the biggest food company in the world. Lately, among the largest acquisitions of

Nestlé is the following firms:

1. Purina
2. Dreyer’s
3. Gerber Products Company
4. Nestlé Waters
5. DiGiorno
6. Atrium Innovations

You are required to research on these firms and report on the following:

1. Describe the background of Nestlé.
2. What is the objective of Nestlé?
3. What corporate restructuring activities did Nestlé conduct so far to achieve its objective?
4. Describe the background of each firm acquired.
5. For each firm, explain what strategy does Nestlé intends to accomplish.
6. Discuss how each firm can help Nestlé achieve its objective.
7. What was the price of each acquisition? Do you believe that Nestlé had overpaid each firm acquired?
8. What is the type of diversification does each acquisition involve?
9. What other restructuring activities do you suggest that Nestlé should undertake to achieve its objectives?