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On Monday, January 13, Suntory Holdings Limited and Beam Inc. jointly announced plans for the former to acquire all outstanding shares of the latter for a total of approximately $16 billion. According to the companies' press release, the transaction is expected to be finalized during the second quarter of 2014.

As a result of the merger, the number of employees will increase to more than 350 and annual revenues are estimated to exceed $95 million. While MTech will take over most of Total Plumbing's commercial contracts, the plumbing service provider will continue to operate its Special Projects and Service divisions under its original name.

If faced with this decision or planning an acquisition strategy, one of the key aspects to consider is whether the company cultures will be a match. Every company has its own unique culture, which plays an integral role in the way that it operates. When merging two companies together, failing to adequately account for this factor may spoil an otherwise seemingly workable deal.

According to a report by TechCrunch, Apple completed 15 acquisitions, of which eight are currently known to the public. This is not a surprising move for the company, which is highly interested in acquiring smaller companies who have been developing specific skills or technologies that Apple can turn around and implement in future product lines.

According to Entrepreneur, buyers considering your company may be put off if they feel like they would be unable to operate the business without you. They may also be hesitant to fully invest if your company relies too heavily on one particular client.

When two companies decide to merge, there could be a multitude of factors that motivate the deal. One company could approach another because it is interested in the technology that company has been developing. In some cases it might be more interested in the talented team that was responsible for creating a certain technology. Either way, the ultimate goal is to increase value and make a better company.

Determining whether you and your company would do better in the long run to continue as a stand-alone entity or sell and become part of a larger organization involves a large number of considerations, both professional and emotional. Entrepreneurs almost universally struggle harder with the latter, for there is no denying that selling your company is as much a personal as it is a business transaction.

Internet giant Google recently announced the $3.2 billion acquisition of Nest Labs Inc., the company behind a home automation product called the Nest Learning Thermostat that learns users' behaviors and preferences over time to reduce energy consumption and lower utility bills.

According to USA Today, Lenovo is the biggest personal computer (PC) manufacturer in the world, having surpassed Hewlett Packard in mid-2013. That being said, this agreement will give Lenovo the resources it needs to position itself as a leading mobile device and enterprise server company as well. While Lenovo already has its own server business, the news outlet notes that it's a fraction of the size of IBM's.

According to the source, Atlanta-based AirWatch provides mobile device management software - as well as other enterprise solutions - for upwards of 10,000 global customers. The company has nine different offices around the world and a total of about 1,600 employees. As part of the deal, the Atlanta headquarters will likely expand and become the hub of mobile operations for VMware.

As evidenced by this recent agreement, business acquisitions can provide companies with the resources they need to satisfy their customers' robust needs and expand their offerings. In most cases, these deals are advantageous to everyone involved, which is why they are so popular in a number of different industries.

Applied Weather Technology (AWT), a world leader in maritime weather routing,voyage planning and personalized route planning products, published apress release on Tuesday, Januar. High quality tutoirals & ariticles from mergertech on Mergers & Acquisitions,mergers and acquisitions.

Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world's largest maker of laboratory equipment, recently announced that it had completed its acquisition of Life Technologies Corporation. The deal, valued at $13.6 billion, was originally announced in April 2013, but was put on hold pending antitrust approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

"We are pleased that our merger is complete and look forward to bringing together the best of Kroger and Harris Teeter to benefit our customers, associates and shareholders," said Kroger CEO W. Rodney McMullen in a press statement. "This merger brings the exceptional Harris Teeter brand and a complementary base of stores in attractive markets to the Kroger family. We have long respected Harris Teeter's customer orientation, friendly and professional associates, strong management team and company values."

Location determination and intelligences services company TruePosition recently purchased Skyhook Wireless for an undisclosed amount. Boston-based Skyhook is best known for providing location services to mobile device makers like Apple and Samsung. It has also been recognized as an industry leader in providing services for public safety and security organizations.

It can be a cost-effective option for many companies to turn to online training courses to handle some of their employee training needs. For this reason, some companies that provide these services are growing and expanding. One such company is Salt-Lake City based provider of online training services, PluralSight, which has recently announced the acquisition of Digital-Tutors in a $45 million deal, according to PluralSight's website and reported by TechCrunch.

TDS Telecom is the "seventh largest local exchange telephone company in the U.S." The company provides communities with TV, Internet and phone services. Telephone and Data Systems is a Fortune 500 company providing services to 5.9 million customers across the country.

What is your company worth? The balance sheet of assets probably doesn't tell the entire story when you consider the potential for your company to generate serious revenue as it grows and thrives. The value of your startup might be even higher when you consider how it can be leveraged in conjunction with the resources and reach of a larger buying company. For that reason, determining what price or payment arrangement is "fair" can be tricky for entrepreneurs to determine.

Photoshop has deeply engrained itself in public consciousness, from the images we see on billboards and magazines to the tools entrepreneurs use to brand their companies. With the rise of 3D printing, the needs for visual creations are quickly outgrowing the first two dimensions. As such, it was announced this week that Adobe, creator of Photoshop, InDesign and other popular content creation software, has purchased Mixamo.

The services of mergers and acquisitions advisors are regularly captivated by entrepreneurs for various reasons. It may be the case that they require representation on their plans to offer their current business or to acquire different companies. It could additionally be that they require aid on the grounds that they need to have an exhaustive assessment of a company that they are wanting to offer or gain, they require capital for a business acquisition, or they need to perform business passageway making planning for the eventual fate of their company.