BUSINESS QUIZ

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Round 1
FIRST COME FIRST SERVE

Question 1) Vodafone took over Mannesmann for a whooping 183,000 Million Dollars. In which year was it acquired ?

Question 2) In the history of acquisitions involving pharmaceutical companies, a company named GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited was formed. In which year were they merged ?

Question 3) In 2004, JP Morgan Chase & Co. acquired the then 6th largest bank in the United States. Name the Bank.

Question 4) A famous pharmaceutical company took over another pharmacy giant Wyeth in the year 2009. Name the company.

Question 5) AT&T took over BellSouth Corporation group for 72,671 Million Dollars. In which year this acquisition took place ?

Question 6) InBev, the third largest brewing company, took over the largest brewery company in the world in 2008. Name the company.

Question 7) For a sum of approximately 12 Billion Dollars, Tata Steel took over Chorus, a steel company based in UK. In which year did the 100% acquisition took place ?

Question 8) As on 1st April, 2009 Dabur merged with this pharmaceutical company. Name it.

Question 9) In the time of merger & acquisition, exceptions as in the case of AOL & Time Warner do occur. The merger was dissolved. In which year this happened ?

Round 2
QUICK FIRE 4 OPTIONS ROUND

Question 1) In the year 1999, RenaultNissan Automotive merger took place for a hefty sum. What was the approximate sum ?
A. 1.2 Billion Dollars B. 5.4 Billion Dollars C. 7 Billion Dollars D. 10.7 Billion Dollars

Question 2) The Sprint and Nextel merger was not as successful as it was supposed to be. Sprint had to dissolve it. Choose the year and the good will amount that Sprint had to pay.
A. 2008, 10 Billion

Dollars. B. 2010, 30 Billion Dollars. C. 2007, 20 Billion Dollars. D. 2008, 30 Billion Dollars.

Question 3) How much stake does NTT DOCOMO has in Tata Teleservices ?
A. 78% B. 15% C. 26% D. 53%

Question 4) On 11th June, 2008, Daiichi-Sankyo acquired a 34.8% stake of Ranbaxy Laboratories. And on Nov 2008, some more stake was acquired. Quote the total stake as of now.

A. 92.56% B. 40.21% C. 63.92% D. 76.87%

Question 5) Citibank Group aka Citigroup, one of the major banks in the United States was formed by the merger of Citicorp & Travelers Group. Which year did the merger took place ?

A. 2002. B. 1999. C. 1998. D. 1996.

Question 6) Hindalco took over a Canada based company Novelis Inc. in Feb 2007. What was the amount that Hindalco paid for the acquisition ?

A. 29 Million Dollars. B. 6 Million Dollars. C. 120 Million Dollars. D. 700,000 Dollars

Question 7) The biggest merger in the IT/ Technology industry, was by Oracle who took over Sun Microsystems in for 7.4 Million Dollars. In which year it happened ?

A. 2009 B. 2006 C. 2005 D. 2008

Question 8) Microsoft, Famous for its controversies acquired this company in 1987. It was the first ever company that it acquired. Name the company.
A. TechSolutions B. Forethought C. Globotech D. Technotron

Question 9) Mark Inc. acquired Wrigleys chewing gum for 23.2 Billion Dollars. Which year did the takeover took place ?
A. 2006 B. 2002 C. 2010 D. 2008

Round 3
VISUAL/PROGRESSIVE CLUE ROUND

Name the Company which acquired this Company

It was acquired in 1999

CLUE 1

Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was the original name of the company
CLUE 2

It was merged for a sum of 77 Billion Dollars

CLUE 3

Its logo was designed by noted industrial stylist Raymond Loewy

CLUE 4

Name this group acquired by the following bank??

The merger took place on april 6,1998.

The merger was worth $140 billion.

After this merger,Citicorp changed its name to Citicorp Inc.

Which firm was acquired by Bank Of America??

It had a bull in its logo.

It was sold to Bank Of America in 2008.

It collapsed during the 2008-09 economic slowdown.

THANK YOU ALL