GE & Honeywell: A Failed Merger

Abstract:

After conducting a thorough investigation, the EC and its Competition Commissioner Mario Monti, determined that a merger between GE and Honeywell would create too powerful an entity and consequently, have adverse effects on the competitive position in the aerospace industry. The merger would give the two companies a very huge combined market share in the common markets in which they operated, along with providing them with the opportunity to bundle their complementary products in future. This would harm competitors as well as customers by creating a near monopoly situation.

The EC demanded that substantial chunks (amounting to almost $ 7 billion) be divested by the two companies, and restrictions be imposed on the operation of the highly profitable GE Capital Services arm. The demands were far more than GE was ready to concede, and the deal fell through. The GE-Honeywell merger case marked the first time that transatlantic regulatory authorities differed in their decision on a merger approval.

Issues:

» To understand the impact of international relations and global business environment on corporate business decisions

» To examine transnational differences in approaches to businesses issues and how they influence business dynamics

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Keywords:

General Electric, Honeywell International Inc., merger, European Commission, GE, aerospace businesses, synergies, United States Department of Justice, military helicopter, US military, Competition Commissioner, Mario Monti, entity, competitive position, combined, market share, complementary products, monopoly situation, $ 7 billion, divested, GE Capital Services, transatlantic, regulatory authorities

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