Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers Case Study

Japan's Livedoor Co. Ltd : Growing through Unrelated Acquisitions

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Abstract:
Livedoor Co. Ltd., the third largest Internet solutions provider in Japan, had started as a website designing and consulting firm in Tokyo in 1996. By 2004, the company had a profit of $54 million and it acquired 20 companies ranging from an accounting software firm, an on-line travel agency to a Chinese Internet portal. As of 2005, the company has 31 subsidiaries with a market capitalisation of 200 billion yen and intends to buy a horse track after an unsuccessful attempt to acquire a baseball team.

Pedagogical Objectives:

• To highlight the rapid growth of Livodoor Co.Ltd
• To discuss its philosophy of growing through unrelated acquisitions.

Keywords : Livedoor Co Ltd;Mergers,Acquisitions,Alliances Case Study; Takafumi Horie; Internet solutions provider; Unrelated acquisitions; Eudora; Web communities; Digital subscriber line; Management services provider; Rakuten; Softbank; Nippon Broadcasting Systems Inc

Contents : 
Introduction
Inceptionof The Technology Company
The Knackof Enteringunrelated Businesses
What’s Up Forgrab Next?
Takafumi Horie – Japan’s Innovative Entrepreneur
Businesses Of Livedoor
Organisational Chart Of Livedoor
Financial Statement Of Livedoor Co. Ltd