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While Ferrero steps back, Hershey steps in!!

Posted by Turgut Ziyal on Thursday, January 14, 2010, In : Mergers and Acquisitions 

Some people who  have internal access claim that Hershey is preparing a counter-bid to Kraft hostile offer for Cadbury.  They say that Hershey  can make a formal offer before the January 23 deadline, .

Such a Hershey bid would certainly be welcomed by Cadbury. Although Cadbury has not solicited a “white knight” bid from Hershey publicly, the confectioner has made clear that it would prefer Hershey to Kraft.

Roger Carr, the UK company’s chairman, has told the Financial Times that Her...


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How can Hershey enter in the Cadbury deal?

Posted by Turgut Ziyal on Tuesday, November 24, 2009, In : Mergers and Acquisitions 

Hershey's controlling Trust has belatedly accepted that, without doing a deal, the chocolate company faces slow decline. That removes one obstacle to Hershey challenging Kraft in the battle for Cadbury.

Hershey will struggle to acquire a company twice its size. Given limited geographical overlap, moreover, synergies would probably be less than Kraft’s targeted $625m a year. A mooted $17bn offer, including $10bn cash, would leave combined Hershey- Cadbury with debt of five times earnings be...


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