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Research a business combination that has occurred in the past five years that has exceeded the total value of $5 billion dollars. Analyze the type of combination took place:

Statutory Merger

Statutory Consolidation

Stock Acquisition

Depending on the year it took place, explain the treatment of Goodwill at that time. You may find the and the EDGAR database that is available on the SEC's website valuable in your research. At this time you should locate the annual report for your company and download for future use. Annual reports are generally found on the company's website under a heading such as: Investor Relations, Investor Info, etc.

You will use this business combination throughout the rest of the course, so select accordingly.

Prepare a brief paper that reports your findings of the material listed above.