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Siemens Healthineers AG
acquires Varian Medical
Systems, Inc.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

15.04.2021

Companies
US$ 16.4 billion
Siemens Healthineer:
Germany; 66,000
employees
Varian: US; 10,000
employees
Bringing together unique
& highly complementary Benefits Opportunities &
portfolio
Quality staff Strengths
New skills Strengths: Opportunities:
Danone acquires Netto (Salling Group)
Big market share Ability to create new
WhiteWave Foods acquires Tesco Poland General knowledge
Accessing assets for new Strong and diversified products and gain
2021 product portfolio even bigger market
2017 development
Tesco Poland: 25 000 share
Danone: France, 100k employees Diversifying the product range
employees Possibilities of the
Netto: 7000 employees Reducing costs
WhiteWave Foods: US, country the company
Salling Group: 61,874 Growing the company
5800 employees employees enters
Getting more market power
Allows to diversify the Allowed Netto to expand
range by introducing hugely in the Polish market
plant-based diary and Tesco to focus on their
operation in central Europe
products in Danone

Alternative entry modes Disadvantages

Lexit Group Koninklijke Ahold
acquires Ident acquires Delhaize
Buy different competitors/companies
2022 2017
Ahold Netherlands: 413.000
Buy in another country Expensive loan
Lexit Group: 170
employees employees Other forms: Licensing, Franchising Duplicated jobs
Delhaize Belgium: 75.000
Ident: 70 employees employees It would not make any sense to oriente Coordination issues
Turnover after after Investment of 9,32 billion, Competition rules
acquiring: US$ 1 billion together 26 billion to a lower form of integration, in regards
Allowed them to be number 5 to the objectives.
Bigger market share: of the world, beating
Gave Lexit an easy competitor Carrefour, buy
entrance into the products for better price, get
Swedish market stronger in US & higher stocks