Rubric for Week 9 Graded Assignment
Below are the criteria that would be referred in order to mark the assignment as
Complete/Incomplete.
Complete
Complete justification of who was a better
takeover candidate for ABN AMRO: Barclays
or the RFS Consortium with details from two
different points of view - the management
of ABN AMRO and the shareholders, as well
as details on any other stakeholders that
should be considered.
Complete explanation of what the RFS
Consortium want to achieve with the
takeover of ABN AMRO with details on what
parts of ABN AMRO that are likely to be
most sensitive to changes in the economic
environment.
Complete analysis of the value drivers for
the acquisition for each consortium member
with details demonstrating understanding of
valuation.
Complete analysis of the leverage and other
financial ratios of Fortis following the
merger, and their sensitivity to the
degradation of the economic environment
with details on whether Fortis could have
foreseen their own demise.
Complete explanation of what Fortis could
have done better in the integration with
details on if these changes would impact
success of the integration of Fortis and ABN
AMRO.
Incomplete
Incomplete justification of who was a better
takeover candidate for ABN AMRO: Barclays
or the RFS Consortium and/or missing details
from two different points of view - the
management of ABN AMRO and the
shareholders, and/or missing details on any
other stakeholders that should be considered.
Incomplete explanation of what the RFS
Consortium want to achieve with the takeover
of ABN AMRO and/or missing details on what
parts of ABN AMRO that are likely to be most
sensitive to changes in the economic
environment.
Incomplete analysis of the value drivers for
the acquisition for each consortium member
and/or missing details – does not
demonstrate understanding of valuation.
Incomplete analysis of the leverage and other
financial ratios of Fortis following the merger,
and their sensitivity to the degradation of the
economic environment and/or missing details
on whether Fortis could have foreseen their
own demise.
Incomplete explanation of what Fortis could
have done better in the integration and/or
missing details on if these changes would
impact success of the integration of Fortis and
ABN AMRO.