Merck acquired control Banyu in 1983. It was the first foreign acquisition of a large public Japanese company. This case focuses on the evaluation of strategic investments in the global competition. The matter is complicated, because the competitive structure of the industry, the international character of the players, and the need to participate in the transaction of government regulators from multiple jurisdictions and agencies. Forces students to confront a number of different valuation techniques, which give conflicting results. "Hide
by Timothy A. Luehrman Source: Harvard Business School 18 pages. Publication Date: January 15, 1987. Prod. #: 287061-PDF-ENG
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