Business Story

You need to invent the business story of a fictional company/corporation.
This story must contain well-founded elements related to some of the contents delivered over the course. Namely:
A. Companies/Corporations
– You are operating a business in the form of a partnership and decide to establish a company/corporation.
– Provide a complete an accurate description of the economic sector where you are doing business (players, respective market shares, distinctive features, trends and future evolution, etc).
– Explain the reasons for the above change and, in this context, provide a sound analysis of the pros and cons of operating a business as a company, compared to a partnership.
– Elaborate on the company’s objectives, plans and types of business to be involved in.
– Provide a proper description of the company’s internal structure.
– You have chosen equity finance as the funding instrument for your corporation. Explain why and link your choice with the above company’s objectives/plans/types of business.
B. Director’s duties and liability
– One of the Board members of your corporation has breached their fiduciary duties as a director. Indicate which one/s and explain in a well-reasoned manner how and why the breach occurred.
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– Also, indicate whether or not protection mechanisms could be applied to avoid the director’s liability. If the said mechanisms can be applied, specify which one/s. If they cannot be applied, provide reasons for your answer.
C. Fundamentalchanges
– A few years after its incorporation, when the company is a robust business, the Board, with the approval of the shareholders, decided to acquire another company. It is a hostile acquisition.
– Elaborate on a) the target company; b) the reasons for the acquisition; c) the reasons for this transaction to be a hostile operation (why the offer was made directly to the target’s shareholders, without involving the target’s Board).
– The acquisition succeded. Explain the strategy implemented by your company to achieve this happy end.
All of the above elements must be involved in your fictional business story.
Be innovative and creative, but also provide a rigorous, clear and well structured analysis, based on a) the knowledge acquired over the course; b) sound free research. Sources of information must be properly quoted on a separate Annex,

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