Behavioral analysis of mergers and acquisitions decisions

Cross Border Mergers and Acquisitions by Indian firms-An Analysis of Pre and Post Merger performance

The corporate sector all over the world is restructuring its operations through different types  of  consolidation  strategies  like  mergers  and  acquisitions  in  order  to  face challenges  posed  by  the  new  pattern  of  globalization,  which  has  led  to  the  greater integration of national and international markets.. The intensity of cross-border operations recorded an unprecedented ...

Mergers and Acquisitions

 what a merger is and how it differs from an acquisition;  some of the reasons why companies merge;  the underlying merger rationales;  what a merger driver is;  what the primary merger drivers are;  the difference between horizontal integration, vertical integration and conglomeration;  the basic merger lifecycle and lifecycle phases;  some basic measures of success for mergers;  the ...

Analysis of Trends in Mergers and Acquisitions in India Analysis of Trends in Mergers and Acquisitions in India

Mergers and acquisitions: caution

They say fools of venture where angels fear to tread . Up until now , there's been no precedent for a successful technology merger of the size of the HP and Compaq merger. The most quoted failure is the merger of computer vendors Burroughs and Sperry. In 1986 these two merged their dissimilar operations and very different corporate cultures. Unisys, the resulting company, briefly held second pl...

Internationalize Mergers and Acquisitions

As globalization processes, an increasing number of companies use mergers and acquisitions as a tool to achieve company growth in the international business world. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the process of an international M&A and analyze the factors leading to success. The research started with reviewing different academic theory. The important aspects in both pre-M&A phase a...