The chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of YM Biosciences (YM), was preparing for the upcoming board meeting. During this meeting several items of strategic importance would be discussed. Two potential acquisitions were being contemplated. In order to prepare for this meeting, the chairman would have to assess the strategic impact of each of the potential acquisitions and the way in which the acquisitions should be conducted.

Tim Adlington, president and owner of Middlesex Mushrooms Limited (MML), had led the formation of a co-operative of mushroom growers with the purpose of increasing the members’ negotiation power and bypassing the intermediaries to sell directly to retailers. The decision to form this co-operative had not been finalized and there were many issues to consider. In the meantime, he and Ted Kuipers were finalizing an agreement to supply mushrooms to a .....more

This is a supplement of Middlesex Mushrooms Limited (A), product number 9B06D014, in which Tim Adlington, president and owner of Middlesex Mushrooms Limited (MML), must weight the advantages and disadvantages of forming a co-operative, as well as those of merging with Kuipers Farms Inc (Kuipers). An accident has just occurred at Kuipers, which has killed one of the owners and has incapacitated the farm. This not only puts the merger plans on hold .....more