In 2009, Disney successfully acquire Marvel through a 4.2 billion dollars acquisition agreement, there are many reasons why this acquisition happened in the first place. But clearly both Disney and Marvel believe that combining the strengths of the two companies is in the best interests of each company and their stockholders. The detail of the merger process and also other analysis on this acquisition are as follow:
- Video: Disney Marvel Merger Case brief analysis
- This Video is a CNBC News report section that specifically talks about this merger case. This News report is unbiased and focus primarily on introducing the case and lay out some detailed analysis of the case.
- Since this Disney Marvel merger case happened in the year 2009, therefore this News report was published at this time.
- SEC file: Detail content about the merger case
- The detailed file that covers almost everything about this merger case, and was sent by Disney to Marvel’s stockholders. One can fully trust the credibility of this SEC file.
- This was also published in year 2009, and its purpose is to give Marvel stockholders all the information they need to know about this acquisition before the final voting.
- Recent News: “Six years later, Disney’s acquisition of Marvel looks smarter than ever”
- A 2015 news article that published on Fortune’s website talks about the 2009 Disney Marvel merger. Fortune is a reliable resource for business news and analysis. This article center on the “benefits” that Disney gained from this acquisition, the data introduced in this article provided a better understanding on the Disney’s gain.
- Academic journal article: “Marvel and Disney: A Merger with Character”
- A full journal article that analysed the reason and effect of this merger case. Published on the Illinois Business Law Journal, in September 2009.
- Other helpful resource: “Disney-Marvel: Anatomy of a deal”
- A case study of the Disney Marvel merger. Published in December 2009, around the time this $4.2 acquisition came to an agreement. This article was a very helpful guide for those who want to know why this acquisition happened and the whole process of the merger. And this article was also being cited by my Tax Accounting course’s professor.
