Running Head: FINANCING ALTERNATIVS FOR LESTER ELECTRONICS
Lester Electronics Financing Alternatives Benchmarking
By
University of Phoenix
R. Daniel Dague, CFP, MBA
MBA/540
Maximizing Shareholder Wealth
January 15, 2008
Financing Alternatives Benchmarking
Workshop 5 Assignment
Financing Alternatives Benchmarking
Corporate growth usually occurs internally when a firm grows its existing departments through normal capital budgeting activities. However, the most dramatic examples of growth sometimes results from mergers. Many reasons have been offered by financial managers to account for frequent merger activity. The primary motivation behind a merger is that it provides an opportunity to bring together and increase the value of the combined enterprise.
One commonly used researched tool available to organizations who are considering a merger in benchmarking. Benchmarking is the process of identifying, understanding, and adapting best practices from other industries and organizations. Benchmarking is an activity that gives businesses the ability to look onwar ...