Bus 499 Assignment 4 Merger Acquisition

Assignment 4: Merger, Acquisition, and International Strategies Microsoft Corp. and American Public Education, Inc.Carlos A. MachadoProfessor Gambuzza BUS 499December 12th, 2013Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq "MSFT"), founded in 1975, is the worldwide leader in software, services, and solutions headquartered in Redmond, Washington in1986 (Microsoft.com (1), 2013). The company has grown to appoint that it develops manufactures licenses, sells and supports products. It offers operating system software, server application software, businesses and consumers application software, development tools, and internet and intranet tools. It also develops video games consoles and digital music entertainment devices (Bloomberg, 2013). Its closest competitor after SAP is Oracle, in the last quarter it had a total revenue of $8.37 Billion with a net income of $2.66 Billion versus a revenue of $18.52 with a net income of $6.40 of Microsoft (Bloomberg, 2013).American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: APEI) Is web based company that provides higher education focused on the military and public service communities. It operates through two divisions American Military University (AMU) and American Public University (APU) (Americanpubliceducation.com (1), 2013). The company offers a wide range of degree programs and certificate programs including national security, military studies, intelligence, homeland security, criminal justice, technology,