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-Strategic Merger or Acquisition Evaluation68 days?1/1/20074/4/2007
-Develop Mergers & Acquisition Strategy10 days?1/1/20071/12/2007
-Identify Current Capabilities and Positioning3 days?1/1/20071/3/2007
Perform Competitive Analysis1 day?1/1/20071/1/2007Key Executive Committee
Perform Market Trend Analysis1 day?1/2/20071/2/20073Key Executive Committee
Define Current Positioning and Gaps1 day?1/3/20071/3/20074Key Executive Committee
Current Position Analysis Complete0 days1/3/20071/3/20075
-Define Merger/Acquisition Goals4 days?1/4/20071/9/2007
Define Strategic Objectives For M&A1 day?1/4/20071/4/20076Key Executive Committee
-Define Risk Tolerance for M&A3 days?1/5/20071/9/2007
Define Financial Risk Tolerance1 day?1/5/20071/5/20078Key Executive Committee
Define Market Position Risk Tolerance1 day?1/8/20071/8/200710Key Executive Committee
Define Capabilities Risk Tolerance1 day?1/9/20071/9/200711Key Executive Committee
Complete Risk Tolerance Assessment0 days1/9/20071/9/200712Key Executive Committee
-Define Internal Versus M&A Evaluation Criteria3 days?1/10/20071/12/2007
Define Internal Development Capabilities Model1 day?1/10/20071/10/200713Key Executive Committee
Define Internal Versus M&A Comparison Model1 day?1/11/20071/11/200715Key Executive Committee
Define Selection Scenario and Target Performance Measures1 day?1/12/20071/12/200716Key Executive Committee
Internal Versus M&A Evaluation Criteria Complete0 days1/12/20071/12/200717Key Executive Committee
-Form Merger & Acquisition Team5 days?1/5/20071/11/2007
Identify Merger & Acquisition Team Members1 day?1/5/20071/5/20078Key Executive Committee
Document Merger & Acquisition Team Charter1 day?1/8/20071/8/200720Key Executive Committee
Set Merger & Acquisition Team Major Milestones1 day?1/9/20071/9/200721Key Executive Committee
Set Merger & Acquisition Team Process1 day?1/10/20071/10/200722Key Executive Committee
Hold Merger & Acquisition Team Kickoff Meeting1 day?1/11/20071/11/200723Key Executive Committee
Formation of Merger & Acquisition Team Complete0 days1/11/20071/11/200724
-Define M&A Target Identification and Screening Criteria11 days?1/12/20071/26/2007
-Define Target Identification Criteria6 days?1/12/20071/19/2007
Define Industry, Product, and Channel Criteria1 day?1/12/20071/12/200719,25Merger & Acquisition Team
Define Profitability, Capitalization, and Cash Flow Criteria1 day?1/15/20071/15/200728Merger & Acquisition Team
Define Intellectual Property and R&D Criteria1 day?1/16/20071/16/200729Merger & Acquisition Team
Define Management, Organization, and Governance Criteria1 day?1/17/20071/17/200730Merger & Acquisition Team
Define Risk, Legal, and Financial Exposure Criteria1 day?1/18/20071/18/200731Merger & Acquisition Team
Define and Summarize Synergy Criteria1 day?1/19/20071/19/200732Merger & Acquisition Team
Target Identification Criteria Complete0 days1/19/20071/19/200733
-Define Quantitative and Qualitative Screening Criteria5 days?1/22/20071/26/2007
Define Industry, Product, and Channel Screens1 day?1/22/20071/22/200734Merger & Acquisition Team
Define Profitability, Capitalization, and Cash Flow Screens1 day?1/23/20071/23/200736Merger & Acquisition Team
Define Intellectual Property and R&D Screens1 day?1/24/20071/24/200737Merger & Acquisition Team
Define Management, Organization, and Governance Screens1 day?1/25/20071/25/200738Merger & Acquisition Team
Define Risk, Legal, and Financial Exposure Tolerance Screens1 day?1/26/20071/26/200739Merger & Acquisition Team
Screening Criteria Complete0 days1/26/20071/26/200740
-Develop List of Potential Acquisitions40 days?1/15/20073/9/2007
Select Investment Banker1 day?1/15/20071/15/200718Merger & Acquisition Team
Develop List of Potential Acquisitions30 days?1/29/20073/9/200741,43Investment Banker
List of Potential Acquisitions Complete0 days3/9/20073/9/200744
-Perform M&A Target Valuation Analysis and Due Diligence11 days?3/12/20073/26/2007
-Perform Valuation Analysis3 days?3/12/20073/14/2007
-Perform Financial Valuation Analysis3 days?3/12/20073/14/2007
Define Financial Scenarios1 day?3/12/20073/12/200745Merger & Acquisition Team
Develop Financial Synergy Analysis1 day?3/13/20073/13/200749Merger & Acquisition Team
Define Financial Risks and Opportunities1 day?3/14/20073/14/200750Merger & Acquisition Team
-Perform Market and Product Analysis3 days?3/12/20073/14/2007
Identify Market Synergies1 day?3/12/20073/12/200745Merger & Acquisition Team
Identify Product Synergies1 day?3/13/20073/13/200753Merger & Acquisition Team
Identify Combined Portfolio Strategies1 day?3/14/20073/14/200754Merger & Acquisition Team
Perform Industry Specific Analysis1 day?3/12/20073/12/200745Merger & Acquisition Team
Perform Intellectual Property and R&D Analysis (if appropriate)1 day?3/12/20073/12/200745Merger & Acquisition Team
-Perform Legal and Gov't Compliance Analysis3 days?3/12/20073/14/2007
Define Legal Risks, Issues, and Synergies1 day?3/12/20073/12/200745Merger & Acquisition Team
Define SEC Compliance Risks, Issues, and Scenarios1 day?3/13/20073/13/200759Merger & Acquisition Team
Define Other Gov't Regulatory Risks, Issues, and Synergies1 day?3/14/20073/14/200760Merger & Acquisition Team
-Perform Management and Corporate Governance Analysis3 days?3/12/20073/14/2007
Define Management Synergies and Scenarios1 day?3/12/20073/12/200745Merger & Acquisition Team
Define Corporate Governance Synergies and Scenarios1 day?3/13/20073/13/200763Merger & Acquisition Team
Define Institutional Shareholder Synergies, Impacts, and Scenarios1 day?3/14/20073/14/200764Merger & Acquisition Team
-Finalize Due Diligence Checklists3 days?3/12/20073/14/2007
Prioritize Due Diligence Activities1 day?3/12/20073/12/200745Merger & Acquisition Team
Assign Due Diligence Activities1 day?3/13/20073/13/200767Merger & Acquisition Team
Define Due Diligence Schedule1 day?3/14/20073/14/200768Merger & Acquisition Team
Valuation Analysis Complete0 days3/14/20073/14/200751,55,56,57,61,65
-Perform Due Diligence Activities8 days?3/15/20073/26/2007
Perform Fiscal Cost/Benefit Due Diligence1 day?3/15/20073/15/200770Merger & Acquisition Team
Perform Financial Reporting Requirements Due Diligence1 day?3/16/20073/16/200772Merger & Acquisition Team
Perform Market and Product Due Diligence1 day?3/19/20073/19/200773Merger & Acquisition Team
Perform Industry-Specific Due Diligence1 day?3/20/20073/20/200774Merger & Acquisition Team
Perform Intellectual Property and R&D Due Diligence1 day?3/21/20073/21/200775Merger & Acquisition Team
Perform Legal, Risk, and Government Compliance Due Diligence1 day?3/22/20073/22/200776Merger & Acquisition Team
Perform Management and Corporate Governance Due Diligence1 day?3/23/20073/23/200777Merger & Acquisition Team
Compile Results of Due Diligence Assessment1 day?3/26/20073/26/200778Merger & Acquisition Team
Due Diligence Assessment Complete0 days3/26/20073/26/200779
Valuation and Due Diligence Complete0 days3/26/20073/26/200770,80
-Perform Selection2 days?3/27/20073/28/2007
Present Selection Results1 day?3/27/20073/27/200781Key Executive Committee,Merger & Acquisition Team
Confirm Initial Selection1 day?3/28/20073/28/200783Key Executive Committee
Initial Selection Complete0 days3/28/20073/28/200784
-Perform Investment Activities5 days?3/29/20074/4/2007
Develop Merger/Acquisition Financing Strategies1 day?3/29/20073/29/200785Merger & Acquisition Team
Develop SEC Documents1 day?3/30/20073/30/200787Merger & Acquisition Team
Secure Financing1 day?4/2/20074/2/200788Merger & Acquisition Team
Prepare and Hold Proxy Vote1 day?4/3/20074/3/200789Merger & Acquisition Team
Finalize Investment Activities1 day?4/4/20074/4/200790Merger & Acquisition Team
Complete Transaction0 days4/4/20074/4/200791Key Executive Committee
Merger & Acquisition Transaction Complete0 days4/4/20074/4/200792
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