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Li, Lu. "The impact of pre-merger disclosure and acquisition experience on mergers and acquisitions." Thesis, Durham University, 2018. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/12902/.

Engelhardt, Jens. "Performance Measurement of Acquisitions and Acquisition Series." St. Gallen, 2006. http://www.biblio.unisg.ch/org/biblio/edoc.nsf/wwwDisplayIdentifier/02606911002/$FILE/02606911002.pdf.

Li, Xi. "Mergers and acquisitions : takeover efficiency, social connection and acquisition performance." Thesis, Durham University, 2018. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/12460/.

Bi, Xiao Gang. "Stock market driven acquisitions : evidence fro UK mergers and acquisition market." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.479414.

Lai, Shaojie. "Two Essays on Mergers and Acquisitions." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1522771083410377.

SOARES, FABIO MAIA. "MERGERS AND ACQUISITION: MODELING THE PROCESS ANALYSIS." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2005. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=7341@1.

Fung, Kam-yiu Tommy. "Mergers & acquisitions : management issues and strategic implications in it organization : case study of acquisition of Midland Bank by Hongkong Bank /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B17956778.

Säisä, Johan, and Daniela Ragnås. "The Infrastructure for Cultural Adoption: An Investigation in the Field of Mergers and Acquisitions." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-123807.

Eliasson, Sofie. "Synergies in Mergers and Acquisitions : A Qualitative Study of Technical Trading Companies." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-17881.

Zhu, Jing. "Impact of mergers and acquisition on supply chain performance." Thesis, McGill University, 2012. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=107642.

Simonova, Olga. "Brand Portfolio Strategy for Mergers and Acquisitions." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-194156.

Owen, Sian. "An empirical investigation of recent acquisition activity in the UK." Thesis, Brunel University, 1997. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5324.

Hulthén, Andreas, and Kim Selguson. "Mergers and acquisitions : The road to success." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Economics, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-2039.

Background: The most common reason to mergers and acquisitions is to generate synergies. Synergies emerge when two collaborating companies show a better result together than they would have done separately. Even though mergers and acquisitions have taken place since the beginning of the 17th century many of them still fail to succeed. There are many reasons why. Despite the fact that the reasons of failure have been known for a long time, new waves of mergers and acquisitions still appear.

Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to contribute with knowledge about what should be given priority, in the merger and acquisition process, to generate synergies and thereby create shareholder value. This is achieved by investigating mergers and acquisitions in Sweden during the period 1996-2001.

Method: The thesis includes both quantitative and qualitative research. The quantitative research is calculations made to decide each company’s performances compared to index and the qualitative research is interviews made with representatives from the companies.

Result: There are no superior methods that can guarantee success, however there are certain aspects that always should be given priority. According our research those are among others: thorough due diligence, creating a committee of integration in order to keep focus on core business.

Öberg, Christina. "The Importance of Customers in Mergers and Acquisitions." Doctoral thesis, Linköpings universitet, Industriell marknadsföring och industriell ekonomi, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-11933.

Gonçalves, Raquel Filipa de Jesus. "Acquisition of Carrefour-Portugal by Sonae Distribuição." Master's thesis, NSBE - UNL, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/9640.

Pham, Hong Y., and Karol Duda. "Human and Culture integration in Mergers & Acquisitions : A study of Andersen acquisition by KPMG in Vietnam." Thesis, Mälardalen University, School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-6458.

Date             29 May 2009Program        International Business and Entrepreneurship (IB&E)Course          Master Thesis (EFO705).Authors         Karol Duda, 851010 – T317                    Hong Y Pham, 841117 - T153Tutor             Love BörjessonTitle              Human and Culture integration in Mergers & Acquisitions: A study of Andersen acquisition by KPMG in Vietnam.Research problem: What did KPMG Vietnam do to integrate organizational culture and human resource of Andersen during and after its acquisition in 2002?Purpose         The aim of this research was to focus on culture and human resource dimensions by investigating the case KPMG acquired Andersen in Vietnam in 2002.Method          The conducted methodological stance in this report is interpretive research. The qualitative method has also been utilized. This research has mostly based on primary data in which semi-structured interviews and questionnaires were implemented to collect empirical data related to Andersen Vietnam acquisition. Secondary data from books, journals, websites etc has also been gathered.Conclusion     Although KPMG did not employ every tool suggested by researchers, it was proven to perform fair or good in culture integration dimension

Andersson, Maria, and de la Rosa Maja Karlsson. "Realizing synergies in mergers and acquisitions : A case study of WM-data’s acquisition of Atos Origin Nordic." Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Business Studies, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-9026.

The focus of this thesis is the determinants for synergy realization in a merger or an acquisition. The objective is to describe the actions taken by our case company and relate these to the most important factors in realizing synergies in the new entity. We have chosen to study WM-data; a company widely experienced with merger and acquisition events, which during the last two years have conducted two lager acquisitions with subsequent integrations. Our focus has been last year’s acquisition of Atos Origin Nordic. The data about the event was gathered through interviews with key individuals involved in the acquisition and integration, through a questionnaire distributed amongst a group of employees and through studying published and internal documents covering the event. The model that is used relates combination potential, organizational integration, employee resistance and previous experience to synergy realization. The combination potential is affected by the strategic similarities and complementarities found in the combining companies, both which was found in our case company. Organizational integration is best conducted with a co-competence approach, i.e. a high level of integration through a fast and positive process. Also in this area our case company acted in a way that facilitates synergy realization. High employee resistance can reduce the potential for synergy realization. Actions in the areas of communication, culture and career can reduce resistance. Even if our case company used many of the techniques recommended, some employees still had a negative attitude towards the acquisition. Even more emphasis could have been put on communication about the event and forthcoming career implications. Experience of previous mergers and acquisitions activities can facilitate synergy realization if the combination is taking place in a similar industry setting. Our case company successfully recycled a lot of knowledge from a prior acquisition event, conducted by the Finnish subsidiary. In whole, the case study in this thesis represents a good example of how a company could act to realize synergies in a merger or acquisition. So far, most cost synergies relate to the combination of similar operations. Surprisingly, reducing costs through lay-offs was the primary method to achieve the expected savings. However, this event is still in an early phase, we expect more synergies from the combination to be realized in the future. Key words: mergers and acquisitions, case study, synergy realization, combination potential, organizational integration, employee resistance, M&A experience.

Glazar-Stavnicky, Monika. "Organizational and Systems Factors Leading to Systems Integration Success after Merger and Acquisition." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1472689356.

Maloney, Brendan. "Mergers and Acquisitions: : Their impact on technological performance." Thesis, University of Kalmar, Baltic Business School, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hik:diva-121.

This Thesis examines the impact of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) on the subsequent technological performance of the related firms. The investigated firms are selected according to their strategic choice which consists in seeing M&As as a shortcut for acquiring technological assets and capabilities and therefore the subsequent technological performance. The relatedness issue as well as the resource-based view of the firm are theoretical hints, which effectiveness on technological performance is discussed. A more managerial approach using case studies is also used in order to demonstrate a new organisational form of cooperation, derived from strategic alliances and M&As. With the help of the Renault-Nissan Alliance it is argued that this hybrid form presents many capacities for developing a successful integration process, and subsequently enhancing technological performance.

Hrouda, Jiří. "Leveraged acquisition finance." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-74068.

Lyckhult, Maria, and Sabina Olsson. "Fight Global Assimilation! Cultural Clashes in Cross-National Mergers and Acquisitions." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, EMM (Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Management), 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-452.

Cross-national merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is common and is argued to be a strategic tool for the growth of multinational corporations. Yet, M&A activity has a high failure rate which theorists have explained being due to cultural clashes. Previous research has explained these clashes being due to cultural distance. Other studies have focused on the extent to which the firms are culturally integrated and its relation to cultural clashes. In this study we investigate the relation between cultural distance and the extent to which the firms are culturally integrated as we believe that this relation in turn influences how cultural clashes are perceived by managers.

As the human side of M&A has become of great interest within research we stress the importance of understanding what happens with managers in the organization during the post-acquisition process. The purpose of this thesis is therefore to investigate the managers’ perception of cultural clashes, in relation to the perceived extent of cultural integration and perceived cultural distance, in cross-national mergers and acquisitions.

In order to achieve an in-depth understanding of a series of cross-national M&As and to answer the purpose of this thesis, a qualitative case study design was used. Semistandardized interviews were made with ten managers from a Swedish firm that has gone through a series of cross-national M&As involving Swiss, French and German managements.

The findings show that managers’ perception of cultural clashes differs depending on to what extent two firms are culturally integrated and in relation to the cultural distance between the two firms. No matter if high or low cultural distance managers perceive few cul-tural clashes if the extent to which the firms are integrated is low. If the cultural integration, on the other hand, is high and the cultural distance is high, the cultural clashes are perceived as many. Our findings indicate that cultural clashes are perceived differently depend-ing on how they affect the managerial role and the organizational behaviour. We refer to these clashes as implicit agreements and explicit statements. Clashes in implicit agreements are evolved from behaviour deeply rooted in national culture and corporate culture. These clashes have minor effects on the managerial role and the organizational behaviour. Never-theless, managers need to be aware of the differences and adapt to the preferred behaviour when interacting with the acquiring firm’s management. Explicit statements, on the other hand, affect the managerial role and organizational behaviour and lead to cultural clashes that conduce to frustration, lack of motivation and inefficiency. These clashes are more ap-parent when the extent of culturally integration is high. Therefore, the acquiring firm should not attempt to assimilate its target company in cross-national M&As.

Nene, Siphamandla Ebehardt. "The impact of mergers and acquisitions on unemployment in South Africa." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23723.

王鳳馨 and Fung-hing Wong. "An HR perspective on mergers & acquisition: an AT & T case study." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31267749.

Wong, Fung-hing. "An HR perspective on mergers & acquisition : an AT & T case study /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18003035.

Liu, Chaoyun. "The Compatibility of National Culture in International Mergers and Acquisitions." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2012. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/honors_theses/27.

Ren, Lijuan S. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "The role of product management in the success of mergers and acquisitions : analyzing Eaton's 2008 Phoenixtec Power Company Ltd. acquisition." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/80689.

Evran, Mehmet. "The influence of acquisition experience and post-acquisition strategies on the performance of emerging market acquirers : empirical evidence from Turkey." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2014. http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/8039.

Masopustová, Tereza. "Analýza fúzí a akvizic v českém finančním prostoru a vyhodnocení jejich efektů." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-116403.

Antypas, Nikoloas. "Essays on mergers and acquisitions : acquisition target prediction, CEO deal experience on deal performance, and value creation on a massive scale." Thesis, University of Reading, 2016. http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/68937/.

Pasiouras, Fotios. "Development of bank acquisition targets prediction models." Thesis, Coventry University, 2005. http://curve.coventry.ac.uk/open/items/ecf1b00d-da92-9bd2-5b02-fa4fab8afb0c/1.

Fong, Dominic. "The role of the psychological contract in affecting employee behaviour under the influence of merger and acquisition: a study of local regional managers in Hong Kong." Thesis, Curtin University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/793.

Shabrova, Elena, and Bolaños Juan Manuel Figueroa. "Corporate Governance and Turnaround: Lessons for International Acquisitions of Distressed Firms : The case of Krenholm, Estonian textile manufacturer." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-89936.

Kachlík, Brian. "Empirická analýza rysů akvírovaných podniků." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-192925.

Fredriksson, Jens, and Ulrik Weidman. "Understanding how to handle the acquisition process : a case study of ITAB Shop Concept AB." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-23884.

Gomes, Mathieu. "Corporate social responsibility and capital markets : evidence from mergers and acquisitions." Thesis, Université Clermont Auvergne‎ (2017-2020), 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017CLFAD020.

Thom, Marcel. "Deal shaping in merger-and-acquisition negotiations : an exploration of organizational learning /." [S.l. : s.n.], 2003. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/373230435.pdf.

Lang, Michelle R. "Strategies to Foster Employee Engagement Before, During, and After Organizational Mergers." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7690.

Vásquez, Davila Gabriela Fernanda, and Orquera Virginia Rosales. "The link between Soft Methods and Mergers and Acquisitions : An exploratory study of the application of soft methods during Company Z acquisition process." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet (USBE), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-52144.

Al-Mwalla, Mona Mamdouh. "The use of financial ratios to predict acquisition targets a study of UK mergers 1980-1986 /." Thesis, Connect to e-thesis, 1992. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/676/.

Carvajal, Moreno Angela Rocio. "Dual Trading and Conflicts of Interest of Stock Exchange Intermediaries : evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions." Thesis, Toulouse 1, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020TOU10045.

Minshall, Timothy Herbert Warren. "Japanese innovation strategy and the acquisition of UK information technology firms." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1997. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/269704.

Adel, Nour. "Evaluating and analyzing firms' investment decisions : a study of UK domestic and cross-border acquisitions." Thesis, Brunel University, 2011. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5298.

Hoang, Thuy Vu Nga, and Kamolrat Lapumnuaypon. "Critical Success Factors in Merger & Acquisition Projects : A study from the perspectives of advisory firms." Thesis, Umeå University, Umeå School of Business, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-1504.

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the corporate world are achieving increasing importance and attention especially in the advent of intense globalization. This is evident from the magnitude and growth of deal values and resultant ‘mega-mergers’ transacted in recent times. As expert advisory are sought in M&A activities to facilitate the undertaking and maximise the value of the transaction, advisory firms begin to play a more significant and at the same time lucrative role in M&A activities, to the extent of determining the outcome of such projects. Being an area of limited research, it is thus valuable to investigate what M&A advisory firms view as critical success factors to the projects they undertake. Consequently, the research question of “What are the critical success factors for merger & acquisition projects in the view of merger & acquisition advisory firms” has been raised. A list of ten critical success factors for M&A projects is firstly identified from an extensive literature review. These factors are (1) Complete and Clear objectives, goals and scope of the project, (2) Client consultation and acceptance, (3) Project manager’s competence and commitment, (4) Project team member’s competence and commitment, (5) Communication and information sharing and exchange, (6) Project plan development, (7) M&A advisory firm’s resource planning, (8) Time management and tight secrecy, (9) Price evaluation and financing scheme, and (10) Risk management.

In an attempt to explore the importance of each factor in the practical context, data have been collected through three research methods. Primarily, the authors conduct a semi-structured interview with six interviewees currently working in three organizations which provide professional services related to M&A projects. Meanwhile, a self-completion questionnaire method is employed, following which a sample of 325 M&A advisory firms based in the U.S. is selected to participate in an online survey. In addition, the authors follow a case study approach based on the three organizations of the six interviewees in order to establish comprehensive knowledge about issues relating to M&A projects.

In response to the research question, the findings strongly indicate that seven out of ten factors in the original list have a positive impact, being the factors listed above as (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (8), and (9). On the other hand, it revealed the lesser importance of the other three. In addition, three new factors have been discovered from analyzing the data collected, being (i) Having a number of key potential buyers with suitable profile (ii) Right, correct and complete information and data in the data room, and (iii) The quality of the selling company. While as another outcome of this research, further practical insights have been provided regarding the role of M&A advisory firms, the M&A process, common issues faced by M&A projects and the success criteria for M&A projects.

The findings from this research contribute valuable new knowledge to both researchers and practitioners in both project management and M&A fields, while facilitating the achievement of successful M&A projects.

Ewald, Klara, and Philip Wredberg. "Multicultural teams’ post acquisition : Challenges for employees and managers." Thesis, Jönköping University, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-53100.

Kajerdt, Johan, and Andreas Rydberg. "Betting on the jockey rather than the horse : a study on the determinants of mergers of SPAC IPOs." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-433975.

Alhenawi, Yasser. "Essay on the Persistence of Corporate Diversification Discount after Merger and Acquisition Transactions and Essay on the Capital Structure Properties of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2010. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/107.

Fong, Dominic. "The role of the psychological contract in affecting employee behaviour under the influence of merger and acquisition: a study of local regional managers in Hong Kong." Curtin University of Technology, Graduate School of Business, Curtin Business School, 2009. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=128355.

Nupponen, Pertti. "Post-acquisition performance : combination, management, and performance measurement in horizontal integration /." [Helsinki] : Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, 1995. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=007078756&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

Deshmukh, Rani. "Mergers and acquisition – post merger IT integration." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2012-05-5303.

Carmelino, José Diogo Leal. "BlackBerry’s acquisition by Samsung : mergers & acquisitions." Master's thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/18789.

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Three essays in corporate finance: the determinants of mergers and acquisitions

Hao, Zhiwei (2021) Three essays in corporate finance: the determinants of mergers and acquisitions. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.

This thesis focuses on the determinants of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the US and international market. To begin with, this thesis investigates whether the mega-mergers tend to cluster by time and industry and what is the cause of mega-merger waves. This research finds strong support for capital liquidity theory by Harford (2005). In contrast to the conclusion of Harford (2005), the industry economic shock index is insignificant and does not have explanatory power in the start of mega-merger waves. Capital liquidity is clearly established as causing industry mega-merger waves to cluster in time. Further to this, the mis-valuation factors studied have only a fair explanatory power in predicting mega-merger waves, and they add only marginally to the predictive power of the capital liquidity theory.

Furthermore, this thesis studies the relationship between state visits and cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) activity. Based on 1,161 official political state visits paid by the head of 19 countries to 49 countries and 11,531 cross-border acquisitions, this research finds that corporations from visiting countries are more likely to acquire corporations in the countries hosting the visit. Domestic acquisitions in the host country or M&As with non-visiting countries are not elevated. Evidence from instrumental variable analysis points towards a causal effect of state visits on M&A activity. Further analysis shows that the elevated M&A activity originating from visiting countries can be attributed to business networking and a reduction in investment uncertainty and cultural barriers.

In addition, this thesis further examines the relationship between political state visits and post-merger short- and long-term performance. This research finds that cross-border deals made during the visit year and the years after generate lower abnormal returns in the long- term than those in the years of non-visits. Cross-border deals during the visit year and years after generate higher abnormal returns in the short-term than those in the years of non-visits. However, the results in the short-term return are not statistically significant, which means that the deals during visit years and non-visit years are not fundamentally different. This research concludes that cross-border deals announced during the visit year and the years after could be driven by political reasons rather than value maximizing.

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This dissertation studies how financial frictions and regulatory costs affect mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The first conclusion is that financial distress drives firms to make diversifying acquisitions. Acquisitions made by distressed firms in recent years are economically important. Exploiting a natural experiment, this thesis identifies the causal link between financial distress and acquisitions. The evidence shows that distressed firms acquire to diversify bankruptcy risk, rather than to capture external growth opportunities and revive growth. The second conclusion of the dissertation is that political connections of banks affect the government auctions of distressed banks during the Great Recession. Lobbying financial regulators significantly increases a bidding bank’s probability of winning. The post-acquisition operating performance is worse for lobbying acquirers than for their non-lobbying counterparts, suggesting that lobbying results in a less efficient allocation of failed banks. The results provide new insights into the bank resolution process and its political economy. Thirdly, the dissertation shows that the regulatory review process for M&As poses significant costs and risk for merging firms. An adverse antitrust review outcome reduces shareholder wealth and the probability of deal success. Mitigating such risk via lobbying may benefit shareholders. Consistently, acquirers strategically adjust lobbying expenditures around the merger announcement. The results highlight the role of political connections in corporate investments under regulatory uncertainty.

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1. Managing Information Systems Integration in Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions

Author : Stefan Henningsson ; Institutet för Ekonomisk forskning ; [] Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP ; SOCIAL SCIENCES ; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP ; SOCIAL SCIENCES ; Merger ; Acquisition ; Integration ; Information Systems ; IS ;

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2. Suppliers in mergers and acquisitions : a study of relationship changes and synergy realisation

Author : Johan Holtström ; Linköpings universitet ; [] Keywords : suppliers ; mergers ; acquisitions ; synergy ; relationship changes ; SOCIAL SCIENCES ; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP ;

Abstract : Mergers and Acquisitions seem to be a relatively frequent phenomenon in business life. Even though the number of mergers and acquisitions may seem low, these companies have important relationships with their customers and suppliers, meaning that the number of companies potentially affected by a merger or an acquisition will be many. READ MORE

3. MAKING ACQUISITIONS

Author : Michael Grant ; Fredrik Nilsson ; Lars Frimanson ; Riikka Sarala ; Uppsala universitet ; [] Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP ; SOCIAL SCIENCES ; acquisition-making ; acquisition organization ; capital investment ; decision ; decision-making ; intuitive expertise ; management control systems ; merger and acquisition ; secrecy ; Business Studies ; Företagsekonomi ;

Abstract : This thesis examines acquisition-making, that is, activities and events leading up to the completion or cancellation of an acquisition. Acquisition-making involves people, from various areas of expertise, who are managed by and organized in what in this thesis is called a professional acquisition organization (PAO). READ MORE

4. Value creation and the challenge of joining forces: Evidence from open innovation and mergers and acquisitions

Author : Mattias Johansson ; Chalmers tekniska högskola ; [] Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP ; SOCIAL SCIENCES ; small firm ; value capture ; post-merger integration ; innovation ; collaboration ; mergers and acquisitions ; synergies ; large firm ; open innovation ; Business model ; value creation ;

Abstract : Value creation is pivotal for organizational survival, growth, and competitiveness. The topic has attracted a growing interest from scholars looking for new ways to analyze how firms create value for themselves and their stakeholders. The means of value creation involve a wide array of strategies, tools, and forms of interaction. READ MORE

5. Dynamics of corporate strategy from a value chain perspective : A study of the Swedish telecom and construction industries during the 90’s

Author : Andes de Paula ; Staffan Brege ; Øivind Revang ; Linköpings universitet ; [] Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER ; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY ; telecommunication ; construction ; modularization ; systemization ; industry ; systems sales ; inside-out ; outside-in ; corporate ; SBU ; functional ; strategy ; context of strategy ; strategic change ; content of strategy ; process of strategy ; value chain ; value constellation ; bundling ; unbundling ; outsourcing ; merger and acquisitions ; M A ; Industrial engineering and economy ; Industriell teknik och ekonomi ;

Abstract : Changes in sectors and industries have brought new challenges to corporations as well as been important driving forces for the dynamics in strategy at the corporate level. With the dramatic developments of the 1990’s in mind, such as multilateral free-trade agreements, liberalization, privatization, sharp industry growth/decline, increased competition and globalization, in particular within the telecom and the construction industry, this study contributes to describing and understanding strategic change at the corporate level as well as changes in the division of work within value chains. READ MORE

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THESIS -MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS FINAL TEXT

This research study aimed at evaluating the short term abnormal returns earned by the acquiring company’s shareholders during the announcement (shareholder approval) of mergers and acquisitions. The study covered the period 2008 – 2012 and 2011 to 2012 for the accounting study and event study respectively- in the Zambian context. It takes into account the event in which Arcades Development Pty merged and got acquired by Farmers House Plc. There is no consensus in the abnormal returns earned by the acquiring company’s shareholders and empirical evidence provides mixed outcomes. Hence, the main aim of this study was to evaluate the abnormal returns that were earned by the shareholders. The accounting study and a standard Event Study Methodology were used to provide a descriptive and empirical analysis in terms of profitability and abnormal returns respectively. Financial ratios were used for the accounting study while abnormal returns were used for the event study. A non-standardized parametric sign test was also employed to test the hypothesis of the study. The results for both the accounting study and the event study indicated that the merger and acquisition announcement enhanced the value of the shareholders. The accounting study revealed that the profitability was quite low. The evaluation of the event study methodology revealed mixed results during the event period. Most of the abnormal returns were positive with a 0.11 percent abnormal return on the event date. Subsequently, the non-standardized parametric sign test revealed all the abnormal returns were not statistically significant at 5% significance level. The stock market efficiency was not tested has it was assumed to be efficient. The study concluded that shareholders gained an insignificant abnormal return on the event date. In doing so, the study recommended that with their stock brokers and investment bankers, REIZ Plc and other companies should make a concerted effort to evaluate the short term effects of the company’s stock price so as to yield significant abnormal returns during a given company event. Companies should also conduct a financial review and a pro forma analysis of the company to be acquired.

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This paper has two objectives: first, it examines the financial performance of twenty UK based acquiring companies over the period of five years (2009-2013) using financial ratios of Liquidity, Profitability and Solvency in order to empirically determine whether there is any significant financial performance changes in the operation of the underlying companies as a result of acquisitions. Both average ratio and paired t-test analysis have been conducted. The analysis concludes that none of the ratios proved statistical significance which shows that the underlying acquisitions did not influence changes in the financial performance of the acquiring companies. The paper also examines whether shareholders make short-term gain while opting for acquisitions by analyzing stocks return over 58 days window period i.e. 29 days prior to acquisition announcement and 29 days after acquisition announcement by applying CAPM model and AAR and CAAR analysis. The analysis concludes that none of the results show statistical significance which further asserts that UK shareholders do not make gain in the short-term as a result of the acquisition activities they have undertaken.

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Abstract: This study compared shareholders wealth in pre and post mergers era using a selected insurance company in Nigeria as a case study. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, historical data was generated from 2001 to 2012 periods from the financial statement of AIICO Insurance Plc. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics specifically line graph was used to determine trend in insurance company’s profit and t- test was used to determine the significant difference in shareholders wealth in pre and post mergers and acquisitions era This study found that there was an increase in the profit of insurance company and an insignificantly decreased in ROCE, DPS, EPS, NPM after the mergers and acquisitions exercise. Therefore the study concluded that mergers and acquisitions lead to increase in profit of insurance companies and decrease in returns to shareholders. This study recommended among others that even though mergers and acquisitions boost profit, evidence shows that the wealth of shareholders declined insignificantly after the mergers and acquisitions exercise. Therefore, shareholders should not only look at the returns on their funds, but also bother about the safety and protection of their funds. Finally, regulatory bodies like Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and National Insurance Commission (NICOM) should ensure that the insurance companies do not make their shareholders worse- off than they were before the mergers and acquisitions exercise through effective monitoring. Keywords: Merger, Acquisition, shareholders – wealth, Pre and Post Acquisition era

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The existing literature on M&A has identified a number of factors, which are likely to affect the future performance of the acquiring firm. However, no study was found on the relationship between the long-term effects of M&A and the state of economic development of the region in which the transaction is taking place. This dissertation examines this issue, based on the example of Poland. It finds that the nature of Polish economy and the capital market, typical for a transition economy, leads to superior long-run post-acquisition performance of acquiring firms.

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A Better Approach to Mergers and Acquisitions

Far more mergers succeed today than in the past. Here’s how to post a win.

Twenty years ago, consultants at Bain & Company published a book that explored a dispiriting reality: Although companies spent billions of dollars a year pursuing deals, 70% of mergers and acquisitions wound up as failures.

But today those odds have inverted. According to new research by Bain, over the past 20 years firms have done more than 660,000 acquisitions, worth a total of $56 trillion, with deals reaching a peak in 2021. And close to 70% of them have succeeded. Even among the roughly 30% that were less successful, many of the deals still created some value.

What has changed? This article presents four explanations for the turnabout.

Twenty years ago, consultants at Bain & Company published a book that explored a dispiriting reality: Although companies spent billions of dollars a year pursuing deals, 70% of mergers and acquisitions wound up as failures. The book, Mastering the Merger , was released in the wake of a series of corporate marriages that ended badly, including AOL and Time Warner, Daimler and Chrysler, and Citicorp and Travelers. This wasn’t a new phenomenon. Academic studies dating back to the 1970s had concluded that most acquisitions don’t play out the way the investment bankers promise. Even among deals that appeared profitable from investors’ perspective, Bain’s surveys of executives showed that many fell short of the internal projections made to justify the purchase.

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