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Mergers, Acquisitions, Alliances and Synergies Case Study
Case Title:
Japan's Livedoor Co. Ltd : Growing through Unrelated Acquisitions
Publication Year : 2005
Authors: Sireesha M, Sumit Kumar Chaudhuri
Industry: Internet and On-line Services Provider
Region: Japan
Case Code: MAA0042
Teaching Note: Not Available
Structured Assignment: Not Available
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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
