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Hyundai HSN’s Acquisition of HanSom

Sang-gyung Jun

Hanyang University

Published: January 2013 · Vol. 17, No. 4 · pp. 157-182
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Managerial decision-makings in Mergers and Acquisitions result from combination of various strategic and financial perspectives. Therefore, analyzing a real M&A event would provide a chance of understanding motivations and effects of M&A. Right before Hyundai HSN (Home Shopping Network) acquires shares of HanSom’s block shareholder, the long negotiation was broken off between HanSom and SK Networks. Why did Hyundai HSN and SK Networks try to obtain the control of HanSom by acquiring block shares? Why couldn’t SK Networks go through the deal with HanSom? How did the capital market differently react to the negotiations of HanSom with SK networks and Hyundai HSN? How can we analyse the financial effect of M&A? This case study would provide a chance of addressing the above intriguing questions.
Keywords: 인수합병M&A사례연구시너지유통산업패션산업한섬현대홈쇼핑SK네트웍스