Case Name :      Tata Chemicals Ltd.: Global Acquisitions

Authors :           Vasant Sivaraman, Varun Madan

Source :             Ivey Publishing

Case ID :            W14534

Discipline :        General Management

Case Length :    10 pages

Solution Sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

This case deals with the revitalization of Tata Chemicals Ltd. (TCL) by way of significant international acquisitions in the first decade of the new millennium. Set in 2011, TCL has a decision to make on the potential acquisition of a stake in a North American early stage potash development company. This acquisition could allow TCL to set up a fertilizer plant, which might give the company a jumpstart just as earlier acquisitions had helped the company to be ranked number two in the world in soda ash production. As backward integration can be a risky strategy, the acquisition needs to be carefully considered in terms of when to integrate and when to rely on market-driven contractual arrangements.