Understanding Divestiture, Restructuring, Lease, merger and acquisition (DRLM&A) Activities

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Introduction3

First Corporation3

Significant Outcomes of Selected DRLM&A Activity4

Second Corporation4

Significant Outcomes of Selected DRLM&A Activity5

Conclusion6

References7

Understanding Divestiture, Restructuring, Lease, merger and acquisition Activities

Introduction

Divestiture, Restructuring, Lease, merger and acquisition (DRLM&A) activities have great significance in the field of business for the reason that they are the source of the growth of any company. In this way, DRLM&A are very common strategies applied in a number of companies. These strategies provide an enormous reallocation all around the world. In this context, acquiring business in foreign countries is beneficial for firms in order to take advantage of growth in the international markets. The advantages have a significant role to come across to the limits to the growth to the market they compete. In this way, DRLM&A activities aid the company in order to become competitive with each other as well as become organized in the international markets (Mun, 2012).

This report aims at elucidating one of the DRLM&A activities that has recently taken place in underlying company. In addition, examples with respect to two corporations are also given in the later section of the assignment.

First Corporation

Few years back Barclays bank was thinking for making expansion in terms of geographical and market expansion, and to achieve this goal they evaluate various strategic options such as leasing, divesture, product expansion and mergers. All such strategic options were evaluated on the basis of several indicators. Among such options Barclays selected Acquisition of Lehman brothers. The Acquisition was so profitable because Barclays has expertise in the similar industry. On the other hand, weakening position of Lehman brothers triggered the opportunity for the Barclays bank, which it caters via acquisition.

The acquisitions of Lehman brothers by Barclays are considered as one of the most important. In this way, it included two authorizations and offerings of product of customer having established an important value for the Barclays bank's shareholder (Mun, 2012). On the other hand, Lehman Brothers' businesses were considered admiring fit for the Barclays. The adding together of the businesses makes sure the capital of Barclays like a major debt capital market house in the international market. In the same way, it allowed the companies to have such opportunities that make bigger the variety of capital for the investment of banking comprehensive of Barclay. Having all the good opportunities, it would not be wrong to declare that this acquisition ...