Question 5(a) Mr. Bala Krishnan, the finance manager of Butterflea Corporation found out that Shirty Berhad is a good opportunity to own and acquirethe business. Due to misleading of management, Shirty Berhad laid off more than 100 staffs and incurred high turnover of workers for thelast 2 years.The company receive abundance of speculations and rumors regarding the spread news in the social media about the scandalof the CEO. Due to this circumstance, lead the company being boycotted and continuously going bankrupt. Mr. Bala believe that will Shirtyable to grow better if the management is wise and responsible towards the business. Therefore, Mr. Bala would like to propose the project toacquire Shirty or merge with company to the CEO and board of director of Butterflea Corporation.Based on the given case, identify the process involved and evaluate the proposal made by Mr. Bala Krishnan.

Here Mr. Bala Krishnan wants to acquire Shirty Berhad as a distressed asset and then turn around the…

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