A STUDY ON MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS WITH REFERENCE TO TATA MOTORS AND JAGUAR

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Bachelor of Commerce (HONS) of Christ University during the

year 2012-13.

By
RIDDHI JHAWAR 1010630

Under the guidance of

MR. SHINIL SEBASTIAN Faculty of Department of Commerce

Department of Commerce Christ University Bangalore- 560029

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GUIDE: MR. SHINIL SEBASTIAN Faculty of Department of Commerce

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I hereby declare that this project titled is prepared by me A STUDY ON MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS WITH REFERENCE TO TATA MOTORS AND JAGUAR , during the academic year 2012-13 under the guidance of Mr. Shinil Sebastian , Faculty of Department of Commerce, Christ University.

I also declare that this project has been conducted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Bachelor of Commerce (HONS) offered by Christ University. This project is not based on any previously submitted project for the award of any degree or diploma offered by any University. It is a result of my own efforts and hard work.

Date: Place: Bangalore

RIDDHI JHAWAR 1010630

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Date: Place: Bangalore

RIDDHI JHAWAR

INDEX S.NO CH 1 1.1 1.2 CONTENT INTRODUCTION Introduction about the study Meaning and definition Merger Acquisition History of merger and acquisition Reasons for merger and acquisition Advantages of merger and acquisition Impact of merger and acquisition Procedure for merger and acquisition Financing merger and acquisition Post merger consideration Distinction between merger and acquisition Company profile TATA MOTORS FORD Why was Ford selling ? Events of the Tata Ford DEAL The Deal Why did Tata go for JLR ? Is the deal really worth it ? Timeline if the historic deal Tata motors strategy to fund JLR deal Consideration received REVIEW OF LITERATURE RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY Research methodology Justification for the need of research Research objectives Scope of the study Research plan Limitations Statistical tools PAGE NO

1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11

1.12 1.13 1.14

CH 2 CH 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7

S.NO CH 4 4.1

CONTENT ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION Analysis of merger of Tata Motors with Ford : Earning per share Current ratio Debt equity ratio Accounts receivables ratio Inventory turnover ratio Quick ratio Net profit ratio Asset turnover ratio Earning before interest and tax Basic earning power ratio FINDING AND CONCLUSION Finding Current status Suggestion and recommendation Conclusion BIBLIOGRAPHY

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CH 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 CH 6

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 2 REVIEW OF LITERATURE

CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

CHAPTER 4 ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

CHAPTER 5 FINDING AND CONCLUSION

CHAPTER 6 BIBLIOGRAPHY

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