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C H A P T E R 1
MULTINATIONAL FINANCE
By : Siddhartha Arya
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WH AT IS AN MNC
A corporation that has its facilities and other assets in at least
one country other than its home country. Such companies have
offices and/or factories in different countries and usually have a
centralized head office where they co-ordinate global
management.
The INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION (ILO)
has defined an MNC as a corporation that has its management
headquarters in one country, known as the home country, and
operates in several other countries, known as host countries.
Very large multinationals have budgets that exceed those of
many small countries.
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R ISE OF MNC¶s
The Dutch East India Company was the first multinational
corporation in the world and the first company to issue stock. It
was also arguably the world's first mega corporation, possessing
quasi-governmental powers, including the ability to wage war,
negotiate treaties, coin money, and establish colonies.
Today nearly all major multinationals are either American,
Japanese or Western European, such as Nike, Coca-Cola, Wal-
Mart, AOL, Toshiba, Honda and BMW
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MNC¶s STAGES OF EVOLUTION
1.Export stage
2. Foreign Production Stage
DFI versus Licensing
Once the firm chooses foreign production as a method of deliveringgoods to foreign markets, it must decide whether to establish a
foreign production subsidiary or license the technology to a foreign
firm.
Licensing
Licensing is usually first experience
-because it is easy
-it does not require any capital expenditure
-it is not risky
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Direct Investment
It requires the decision of top management because it is a critical
step. It is risky as plants are established in several countries and
licensing is switched from independent producers to its
subsidiaries.
3. Multinational Stage
The company becomes a multinational enterprise when it begins
to plan, organize and coordinate production, marketing, R&D,financing, and staffing. For each of these operations, the firm must
find the best location.
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ENTRY MODES FOR MNC¶S
1. LICENSING
2. FRANCHISING
3. MANAGEMENT CONTRACT
4. TURN KEY PROJECTS
5. JOINT VENTURES
6. STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
7. MERGERS & ACQUSITIONS
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LICENSING
Licence may be granted by a party ("licensor") to another party
("licensee") as an element of an agreement between those
parties. A shorthand definition of a licence is "an authorization
(by the licensor) to use the licensed material (by the licensee)."
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M & A
The phrase mergers and acquisitions (abbreviated M&A) refers to
the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance
and management dealing with the buying, selling and combining
of different companies that can aid, finance, or help a growing
company in a given industry grow rapidly without having to
create another business entity.
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MANAGEMENT CONTARCT
A management contract is an arrangement under which operational
control of an enterprise is vested by contract in a separate enterprise
which performs the necessary managerial functions in return for a fee.
A management contract can involve a wide range of functions, such as
technical operation of a production facility, management of personnel,
accounting, marketing services and training.
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FR ANCHISING
Franchising is the practice of using another firm's
successful business model.
For the franchisor, the franchise is an alternative to building
'chain stores' to distribute goods and avoid investment and
liability over a chain. The franchisor's success is the success of
the franchisees. The franchisee is said to have a greater incentive
than a direct employee because he or she has a direct stake in the business.
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TUR NKE Y PR OJECTS
In a Turnkey business transaction different entities are
responsible for setting up a plant or a part of it. A complex project
involving infrastructure facility, a chemical plant, a packing line
or a refinery demands expertise which is not available with a
single firm.
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JOINT VENTUR ES
In a JV, parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and
new assets by contributing equity . They both exercise control
over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and
assets.
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STR ATEGIC ALLIANCES
A Strategic Alliance is a formal relationship between two or more
parties to pursue a set of agreed upon goals or to meet a critical
business need while remaining independent organizations.
Partners may provide the strategic alliance with resources such as
products, distribution channels, manufacturing capability, project
funding, capital equipment, knowledge, expertise, or intellectual
property.
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BENEFITS FOR MNC¶s
New MNCs do not pop up randomly in foreign nations. It is the
result of conscious planning by corporate managers. Investment
flows from regions of low anticipated profits to those of high
returns.
REASONS FOR FDI
1. Growth motive - A company may have reached a plateau
satisfying domestic demand2. Protection in the importing countries
3 Diversification
4. To seek raw materials
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Foreign direct investment is one way to expand bypassing protective instruments in the importing country.
e.g. European Community: imposed common external tariff
against outsiders. US companies circumvented these barriers by
setting up subsidiaries.
Japanese corporations located auto assembly plants in the US, to
bypass VERs.
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5. Market competition
The most certain method of preventing actual or potentialcompetition is to acquire foreign businesses.
e.g. GM purchased Monarch (GM Canada) and Opel (GM
Germany). It did not buy Toyota, Datsun (Nissan) and Volkswagen.They later became competitors.
6. Cost reduction
Labor costs tend to differ among nations. MNCs can hold downcosts by locating part of all their productive facilities abroad.
e.g. United Fruit has established banana-producing facilities in
Honduras due to cheap foreign labor.
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R ISKS FOR MNC¶s
1. POLITICAL RISK :
For multinational companies, political risk refers to the risk that a
host country will make political decisions that will prove to haveadverse effects on the multinational's profits and/or goals.
Adverse political actions can range from very detrimental, such as
widespread destruction due to revolution, to those of a more
financial nature, such as the creation of laws that prevent the
movement of capital.
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2. FINANCIAL RISK :
Financial risks for multinational companies refers to foreign
exchange risk, inflation risk , interest rate risk etc.
3.THREAT FROM COMPETITORS
4. REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
5. REPLICATION OF STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK (BY THE
MNC IN HOST COUNTRY)
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BENEFITS FOR HOST COUNTRY
1. There is usually huge capital investment in major economicactivities
2. The country enjoys varieties of products, services and facilities,
brought to their door steps
3. There is creation of more jobs for the populace4. The nation's pool of skills are best utilized and put to use
effectively and efficiently
5. There is advancement in technology as these companies bring in
state-of-the-art-technology for their businesses
6. Friendliness between and among nations in trade i.e. itstrengthens international relation
9. The balance of payments of nations in trade are improved on
10. Better management practices
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GR EENFIELD MER GER & ACQUISITION
A form of foreign direct investment where a parent company starts
a new venture in a foreign country by constructing new operational
facilities from the ground up. In addition to building new facilities,
most parent companies also create new long-term jobs in the
foreign country by hiring new employees.
Developing countries often offer prospective companies tax-
breaks, subsidies and other types of incentives to set up green field
investments. Governments often see that losing corporate taxrevenue is a small price to pay if jobs are created and knowledge
and technology is gained to boost the country's human capital.
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OBJECTIVES OF MULTINATIONAL
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
1. MANAGEMENT OF DIFFERENT CURRENCY
DENOMINATIONS
2. ECONOMIS AND LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS
3. LANGUAGE DIFFERNCES
4. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
5. ROLE OF GOVERNMENTS
6. POLITICAL RISK