Merger and Acquisition Strategies

Linking Merger and Acquisition Strategies to Postmerger Integration

The extant literature tends to frame mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and postmerger integration (PMI) as strategies and outcomes, but this framing often leaves their underlying processes underexplored. We address this gap by redirecting attention to the view that M&As are largely embedded in social and human practices. Our conceptual study identifies three generic M&A strategies—annex & assimil...

Designing and Identifying the Variables of the Pricing Model for the Company’s Brand Value in Merger and Acquisition Strategies

Strong brands bring numerous benefits for both the companies and their customers such as decreasing purchasing risk and searching cost and increasing the likelihood of repurchasing. It is not presented an applied model for determining the price of this asset in Iran, especially in terms of merger and acquisition. The purpose of this study is to develop a model for pricing brand value in Iran’s ...

A business guide Merger & Acquisition Integration

Quantifying Operational Synergies in a Merger/Acquisition

Merger and acquisition activity has increased sharply in the last decade. While the shareholders of the target firms appear to reap economic benefits from mergers, those of the bidder firms often do not fare well. In such an environment, it seems useful to have models that can help senior managers of bidder firms make informed decisions about the amount of premium, over target’s share prices pr...

Waves and Persistence in Merger and Acquisition Activity

WAVES AND PERSISTENCE IN MERGER AND ACQUISITION ACTIVITY Corresponding author. Tel. 1+617-552-3673, fax +1-617-552-2308, email [email protected]. John T. Barkoulas Department of Economics and Finance Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA 71272 USA Christopher F. Baum Department of Economics Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 USA Atreya Chakraborty Charles River Associates Boston, MA 02116 USA Mark...