List of mergers and acquisitions by Apple

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Apple's headquarters are at 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino,California, nited !tates"

Apple Inc" is an American multinational corporation #ith a focus on designing and manufacturing consumer electronics and soft#are products" It #as established in Cupertino, California on April 1, 1$%& by !te'e (obs, !te'e Wo)niak and *onald Wayne,+1, and incorporated on (anuary -, 1$%%"+., /he company's hard#are products include the 0acintosh line of personal computers, the i1od line of portable media players,the i1ad line of tablets, and the i1hone line of mobile phones" Apple's soft#are products include the 2! 3operating system, the i/unes media bro#ser, and the iLife suite of multimedia and creati'ity soft#are"+-, /he company has acquired t#enty4one companies, purchased a stake in t#o companies, and made fi'e di'estments5 most of them #ere soft#are companies" Apple has not released the financial details for most of these mergers and acquisitions" Apple's business philosophy is to acquire small companies that can be easily integrated into e6isting company pro7ects"+8, For e6ample, Apple acquired9magic and its professional music soft#are, Logic 1ro, in .::." /he acquisition led to the creation of the digital audio #orkstation soft#are, ;arage<and, no# part of the iLife soft#are suite"+8, /he company made its first acquisition on 0arch ., 1$== #hen it purchased >et#ork Inno'ations" It has also made fi'e di'estments, all in the 1$$:s, in #hich parts of the company are sold to another company" /he company's largest acquisition #as the purchase of >e3/in 1$$& for !?8:: million"+@,+&, In the .:::s, Apple

made the most acquisitions in a single year in .::., #ith si6" In the .:1:s, so far the most acquisitions in a single year is .:1-, #ith se'en" 2f the companies that Apple has acquired, -8 #ere based in the nited !tates"

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Aurangabad <re#eries Ltd" Creole Foldings Company 1ri'ate Ltd Ar'ind 1roducts Ltd" Ar'ind Limited Beepak >itrite Ltd" <engal P Assam Company Ltd" IndusInd <ank Ltd" Consolidated Coffee Ltd" 0indtree Limited <a7a7 Findusthan Limited Chennai <re#eries 1't" Ltd" and nited !pirits Limited" ICICI <ank Ltd" Centurion <ank Ltd" ICICI <ank Limited <ans#ara !ynte6 Ltd" <ayer GIndiaH Ltd" 2rient Ceramics and Industries Limited Gne# name 2rient <ell LimitedH 9nglish Indian Clays Ltd" Iesoram Industries Ltd" Aditya <irla >u'o Ltd

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<irla 1recision /echnologies <irla 0achining P /oolings 9'eready Industries India Ltd" J"I"1 Industries Ltd !trides Arcolab Ltd" ;rauer P Weil GIndiaH Limited

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*1; Itochu Finance Limited <rahmaputra Infrastructure <right <rothers Ltd" ;la6o!mithkline 1harmaceuticals Ltd" ;en'ista 1harmaceuticals 1't" Ltd" 9IB 1arry Ltd" Feritage 1ackaging Ltd" Indian 1etrochemicals Corporation Ltd FBFC <ank Limited !kol <re#eries Ltd" Br" *eddys Laboratories Ltd" *1; Itochu Finance Limited Atlas Copco India Ltd" <A!F India Limited

Clariant GIndiaH Ltd" CLC ;lobal Ltd" Coastal 1apers Ltd" Cochin *efineries <almer La#rie Ltd" Compulink !ystems Limited Consortium Finance Ltd" Cynamid Agro Ltd" Baurala 2rganics Ltd" Ba#n 0ills Company Ltd Belstar Commercial P Finance Ltd" Bolphin Laboratories Limited 9lgi Finance Limited 9lgi *ubber Company Limited 9/C >et#orks Limited 9/C >et#orks Ltd" Gold scrip codeH FAL Industries Ltd FC;L Industries Ltd FCL /echnologies P 1roducts Ltd Fem Care 1harma Limited Ficom 2rganics Ltd Fine Brugs and Chemicals Ltd"

Colour 4 Chem Ltd" !pente6 Industries Ltd" Andhra 1radesh 1aper 0ills Ltd" Iochi *efineries Ltd" ;lodyne /echnoser'e Limited 0agma Leasing Ltd" <A!F India Ltd" BC0 !hriram Industries Ltd" 1eninsula Land Ltd" Jicky In'estments Ltd" Intas 1harmaceuticals Ltd" 9lgi 9quipments Limited 9lgi *ubber International Limited Lee Interacti'e Learning !ystems Limited 9connect India Ltd" G nlisted CompanyH Forbes ;okak Ltd" ;u7arat >*9 Coke Ltd" Fle6 Industries Ltd Babur India Limited Coromandel Fertilisers Ltd" 0atri6 Laboratories Ltd"

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Fle6 Industries Ltd Asahi India ;lass Ltd" ;angadharam Appliances <utterfly ;andhmathi Appliances Cadila Fealthcare Ltd" *icoh India Ltd" ;illanders Arbuthnot P Co" Ltd" 2riental <ank of Commerce Ltd" Welspun India Ltd" Alok Industries Limited Carbon 9'erflo# Ltd" Iengold GIndia Ltd"H !teel 96change India ;ala6y Appliances Ltd" Cosmo Films Ltd" IBL Industries Ltd" ;ulshan 1olyols Ltd" 0akers Laboratories Limited !kol <re#eries Ltd" Fenkel India Ltd" 0cBo#ell P Company Ltd

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/ata Chemicals Ltd" !irdar Carbonic ;as Limited Aban Loyd Chiles 2ffshore Ltd" Ieerthi Industries Limited I C I C I <ank Ltd" >"*" International Ltd" Indian 2il Corporation Ltd" Industrial Be'elopment <ank of India Ltd" >esco Ltd" 9ss Bee Aluminium Limited Indian 1etrochemicals Corporation Ltd India !ecurities Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd" Indiabulls Fousing Finance Indian 0etals P Ferro Alloys Ltd *eliance Industries Ltd" Indian Fotels Company Ltd (e7uri !teels and Alloys Ltd" Indian !eamless !ecurities Ltd" Ialyani !eamless /ubes Ltd" Indo Iopp Ltd" Gunlisted companyH

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<odal Chemicals Limited nited <re#eries Limited" 0onnet Ispat Limited >ahar Industrial 9nterprises Ltd" >ahar Industrial 9nterprises Ltd" ;u7arat >armada Jalley Fertili)ers Ltd" Alltek Coating 1roducts Ltd" 1un7ab >ational <ank Ltd" <engal P Assam Company Ltd" *1; Itochu Finance Limited /e6tilespace /echnologies Ltd" 0I*C 9lectronics Ltd" I/ 1eople GIndiaH Limited 0aharashtra Bistilleries Ltd" 0ultilayer Films 1't" Limited 1fi)er Ltd" 1atel *oad#ays Ltd Barshak Ltd" 1entamedia ;raphics Limited 1fi)er Ltd" 1hilips India Ltd"

1i6 Autos Ltd" 1lama Laboratories Ltd" 1olar Fan Industries Ltd" 1radeep Brug Company Ltd" 1un7ab Anand Lamp Industries Ltd" 1un7ab 1o#er ;eneration 0achine Ltd" 1un7ab tractors Limited 1ur'a 9ngineers Ltd" *adico Ihaitan Ltd" *ain Clacining Ltd" *a7asthan /ools Ltd" *a7doot 1aints Ltd" *a7shri Fore6 Ltd" *ane <rake Linings Limited *ane 9ngine Jal'es Limited *as 96trusions Limited *as 1ropack Lamipack Limited *ecron !ynthetics Ltd *eliance Capital Jentures Ltd *eliance 9nergy Jentures Ltd *eliance 1etroleum Limited

1i6 transmission Ltd" !trides Arcolab Ltd" 1olar Industries Ltd" !un 1harmaceutical Industries Ltd" 1hilips India Crompton ;ree'es Ltd" 0ahindra P 0ahindra Limited 0ughal In'estment P trading Co" 1't" Ltd" Abhishek Cements Ltd" *ain Commodities Ltd" !tono 0achines P Castings Ltd" <erger 1aints Ltd" *a7shri 1roduction 1't" Ltd" *ane Foldings Limited *ane Foldings Limited 9ssel 1ropack 9ssel 1ropack Indian 1etrochemicals Corporation Ltd *eliance Capital Ltd" *eliance 9nergy Ltd" *eliance Industries Limited

*eliance 1etroleum Ltd" *eligare /echno'a ;lobal !olutions Limited *hone41oulence GIndiaH Ltd" *ico Agroils Ltd" *1; Cables Limited *!L Industries Ltd" !ai Info !er'ices Ltd" !al)er Controls Ltd" !al)er /e6tiles Ltd" !amruddhi Cement Limited !hapre ;lobal Info !er'ices Ltd" !ha# Wallace P Co" Limited !hrachi !ecurities Ltd !hree *a7asthan /e6chem Ltd !hree Jaani !ugars P Industries Limited !hri *amrupai <ala7i !teels Ltd !hriram In'estments Ltd" !hriram 2'erseas Finance Ltd !ica <re#eries Ltd" !iemens Fealthcare Biagnostics Limited !iemens JB2 Automoti'e Ltd"

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!iltap Chemicals Ltd" !kol <re#eries Ltd" !mithkline <eecham 1harmaceuticals India Ltd" !olectron 90! India Limited !ol'ay 1harma India Limited !outh Asian 1etrochem Limited !outhern Iron and !teel Company Ltd" !1<L Ltd !1IC 2rganics Ltd" !pice Communications Limited !1L 1olymers Limited !ree Iailash !ugars and Chemicals Ltd" !ree 0eenakshi 0ills Ltd" !ree *ayalseema 1etrochemicals Ltd" !ree *ayalseema 1o#er Corporation Ltd" !*FFL Industries Ltd" !ri Chakra *emedies Ltd" !stella !ilks Ltd" !ummit !ecurities Limited !upreme 2riented Films Ltd" !#astik *oofing Ltd"

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Merging with Another Company

The text provides basic information related to merging of a company with another company - such as mergers and ac uisitions!

Legal requirements

0ergers and acquisitions, similarly to other capital transactions, are 'ery important both from the economic point of 'ie#, as #ell as the po#er point of 'ie# in terms of globalisation of the #orld economy" /hanks to the gro#th of the #orld economy, global banking market and significant 'olume of free pri'ate capital, the number of mergers and acquisitions has increased around the #orld" /oday, mergers of companies and 7oint enterprising belong to standard corporate practices" A hori)ontal merger is a merger of companies #ho #ork in the same area and on the same le'el" In a 'ertical merger, a company merges #ith its supplier or consumer"

Merger
A merger is a union of t#o or more companies into one, either by merger or integration" In case of a merger, one of the companies remains as the successor organisation, #hile in the case of an integration a brand ne# company emerges" A merger can occur bet#een national entities, as #ell as companies from different member states of the 9uropean nion, in the form of the so called cross4border merger"

0ore information on mergers Gin C)ech language onlyH

Special tactics of mergers and acquisitions hostile takeover

0ost mergers and acquisitions occur after an agreement #ith the management, in a friendly manner" Fo#e'er, sometimes it is easier for the purchaser to open negotiations regarding the target company directly #ith the shareholders and con'ince them that the solution #ill lead to increased 'alue of their shares" /he most frequent reason for a hostile takeo'er is ineffecti'e management of the acquisition target on the side of the managers"

Special tactics of mergers and acquisitions buy out of an insolvent company

<uy out of an insol'ent company is different from the purchase price, #hich is largely financed from a credit" /he premise of the buy out is to find a company that #ill create sufficient profit for repayment of the credit in the future" /he goal of the buy out is to make the company''s management more effecti'e, repay the credit and sell the company #ithin a fe# years"

/aking o'er a business R C)ech *epublic /he most important legal regulations dealing #ith acquiring interest in another companies are the Commercial Code and the Act on /ransformations of Commercial Companies"

Commercial Code Gin C)ech language onlyH Act on /ransformations of Commercial Companies Gin C)ech language onlyH

Integration of Competitors
/ransfers of companies in cases #hen a company is established or transformed are sub7ect to appro'al of the 2ffice for the 1rotection of Competition" Fo#e'er, these are only such integrations of competitors GmergersH #here the integrating companies meet the turno'er criteria gi'en by the Act of 1rotection of Competition" Companies #ith lo#er turno'er may integrate #ithout the appro'al of the 2ffice" 2n the contrary, mergers #ith the so called community dimension are decided by the 9uropean Commission" /he integrating competitors are obliged to submit to the 2ffice a proposal for appro'al of the integration, the particulars of #hich are stipulated in the appropriate implementing pro'ision"

2ffice for the 1rotection of CompetitionGin C)ech language onlyH Act on the 1rotection of Competition Gin C)ech language onlyH 96amples of unappro'ed integrationsGin C)ech language onlyH Collection of *esolutions of the 2ffice for the 1rotection of Competition Gin C)ech language onlyH Acquiring interest in another company is typically a comple6 process requiring good legal contracts for the safety of the parties and it is recommended that the parties in the transaction are represented by professional attorneys" La# offices also frequently carry out a detailed legal audit per request of the participants, #hich is intended to find out #hether the acquisition of an interest in a company is free of legal or economic risks"

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/he follo#ing go'ernmental and non4go'ernmental institutions and #eb portals offer further information and useful ser'ices related to the takeo'er of a corporation or a company"

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