Assignment 4: Merger, Acquisition, and Internatinal Strategies

Assignment 4: Merger, Acquisition, and International Strategies
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Assignment 4: Merger, Acquisition, and International Strategies
Introduction
Exxon Mobil is a US corporation that specializes in oil and gas and headquartered in Texas. The company started its operations in the year 1999, after its merger. Exxon and Mobil merged and started their operations as a single entity with the aim of increasing their output and revenue in the long run. The company is known to be the 5th largest in terms of revenue and 2nd largest traded company in the world. Zippo manufacturing company is also a US company which produces Zippo lighter to their consumers. The company is headquartered in Pennsylvania, and has never merged with any other company. The company operates within the US while selling their reusable lighters to the local market.
Exxon Mobil Merger
Exxon Mobile’s products are distributed around the globe under different brands like Esso, Mobil and Exxon. Mobil is the corporation’s brand in New England, Florida, the Great Lakes and California. Exxon on the other hand is the main brand in other parts of the US. Exxon Mobil came as a result of a merger between Exxon and Mobil which were major companies dealing in oil production. The two companies emerged from John D. Rockefeller and standard oil which started their operations in the year 1870. The company was later dissolved after a public outcry during the Ida M. Tarbell’s publicati…